Leonardo da Vinci

[lee-uh-nahr-doh duh vin-chee, ley-, le-aw-nahr-daw dah veen-chee]

noun

1. 1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, mathematician, and scientist.

Leonardo da Vinci

/ ˌliːəˈnɑːdəʊ də ˈvɪntʃɪ, ˌliːənɑːˈdɛsk /

noun

1. 1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer: the most versatile talent of the Italian Renaissance. His most famous paintings include The Virgin of the Rocks (1483–85), the Mona Lisa (or La Gioconda, 1503), and the Last Supper (?1495–97). His numerous drawings, combining scientific precision in observation with intense imaginative power, reflect the breadth of his interests, which ranged over biology, physiology, hydraulics, and aeronautics. He invented the first armoured tank and foresaw the invention of aircraft and submarines

Leonardo da Vinci

1. Italian artist, scientist, and inventor whose scientific insights were far ahead of their time. He investigated anatomy, geology, botany, hydraulics, optics, mathematics, meteorology, and mechanics. He also drew up designs for the first workable helicopter, parachute, and bicycle, all of which were eventually constructed centuries after his death using modern materials and technology.

Leonardo da Vinci

1. An Italian artist, scientist, and inventor of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. His wide range of interests and abilities makes him a grand example of a “Renaissance man.” Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. His drawings include brilliant studies of the human body and of natural objects. Some of his sketches anticipate modern inventions such as the airplane and the tank.

Other Word Forms

• Leonardesque adjective

Example Sentences

In his early life he was considered to be equal to Leonardo da Vinci, and was commissioned to paint the walls of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace in Rome.

Read more on BBC

Millions of visitors crowd the Louvre to steal a look at Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” every year.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

His lone venture away from American subject matter resulted in last year’s “Leonardo da Vinci.”

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

The Louvre is home to priceless works of art including Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

Read more on BBC

It was recovered after two years and the culprit later said he was motivated by the belief the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece belonged in Italy.

Read more on BBC