There is the myth of an enigmatic, dark Leonardo, this idea of the superhuman genius... It is a very popular image in the United States, think of The Da Vinci ... Although his father, the notary ...

His father, Ser Piero da Vinci, held elevated status as a notary—a professional path that Leonardo would have been expected to follow had he not been born out of wedlock. The town of Vinci ...

Leonardo da Vinci approached the world with a fearless ... Leonardo saw this as an advantage — he wouldn’t have to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a notary.

Explore Leonardo da Vinci's most famous works like the Mona ... well-connected banking family who had occasional dealings with Leonardo’s father. To look at the Ginevra de' Benci is probably ...