Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardoˈvintʃi] ; 15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519), was an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He has been variously called the father of paleontology, ichnology, and architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank,...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth15 April 1452
CityVinci, Italy
CountryItaly
The painter strives and competes with nature.
Who sows virtue ought to reap honour.
We may call painting the grandchild of nature.
Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.
Ask counsel of him who rules himself well.
Depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves.
It vexes me greatly that having to earn my living has forced me to interrupt the work and to attend to small matters.
Let not your rage or malice destroy a life.
Lying on a feather mattress or quilt will not bring you renown.
No human investigation can claim to be scientific if it doesn't pass the test of mathematical proof.
The Medici created and destroyed me.
Among the great things which are to be found among us, the being of nothingness is the greatest.
Why are the bones of great fishes, and oysters and corals and various other shells and sea-snails, found on the high tops of mountains that border the sea, in the same way in which they are found in the depths of the sea?
When you are alone you are all your own.