[NAEP] Leonardo (from the Scout Report)

[Dawn Wiseman]

The Mind of Leonardo: The Universal Genius at Work [Windows Media 
Player, QuickTime]

http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/menteleonardo/

The phrase "renaissance man" is bandied about a great deal these 
days, and by this point in history, few may remember what the phrase 
actually means. Leonardo da Vinci was just such a man, and his genius 
and his depth of mind are explored in this lovely exhibit offered by 
the Institute and Museum of the History of Science. Here, visitors 
can view some of his famous drawings, including those he did in the 
years before departing for Milan in 1482 and his artistic renderings 
of the nature of motion. Throughout the exhibit, visitors can read 
succinct and lucid descriptions of these works and the principles 
they are meant to illustrate. One particularly engrossing section is 
dedicated to the sciences of painting. It should not be missed, nor 
should the rest of this glorious exploration of but a few small 
morsels of da Vinci's works. Accordingly, the site is also available 
in Italian.