da Vinci’s Last Supper, 181″x 346″, tempera, 1494-1498
On this day in 1452 Leonardo da Vinci was born. He is often considered the most diversely talented person who ever lived. He was a painter, sculptor, writer, architect, musician, engineer, cartographer, inventor, and more.
Study Sheet with Cats, Dragons and other animals, Leonardo da Vinci
“His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of “unquenchable curiosity” and “feverishly inventive imagination”. (from Wikipedia)
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The Studio 