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 eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
It is the infinite alone that cannot be attained, for if it could it would become finite.
It is useful to constantly observe, note, and consider.
All the bystanders at an event worthy of note adopt various gestures of admiration when contemplating the occurrence.
The painter strives and competes with nature.
We may call painting the grandchild of nature.
Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.
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.
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?
Not to anticipate is already to moan.