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name="startcontent" id="startcontent"></a>  <span id="scinatcrumb"> You are here: <a href="/science/">BBC Science</a> > Leonardo da Vinci </span>  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="619"><tr><td valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="619"><tr><td valign="middle" class="blacktext" width="250"> <h2>Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519</h2> <p>An Italian artist, scientist and engineer. He was an all-round genius whose paintings and inventions changed the world.<br><br> Take an interactive journey through his life and works to discover what made him a true Renaissance man. </p></td> <td width="369"><img src="/staticarchive/cede6ef9a6f23348849764d38d3e9297bb2e3619.jpg" width="378" height="176" border="0" alt=""></td> </tr></table></td> </tr><tr><td> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="619"><tr><td><img src="/staticarchive/317496a096d6c86486a71d4521994bcd171a6bb3.gif" width="427" height="4" alt="" border="0"></td> <td><img src="/staticarchive/317496a096d6c86486a71d4521994bcd171a6bb3.gif" width="4" height="4" alt="" border="0"></td> <td><img src="/staticarchive/317496a096d6c86486a71d4521994bcd171a6bb3.gif" width="188" height="4" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr><tr><td> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="427"><tr><td align="left" bgcolor="#FFEBD9" width="223" height="20" valign="top" class="blacktextindent"><a href="/science/leonardo/thinker_quiz/" class="redwinelink"><b>What Kind of Thinker Are You?</b></a></td> <td rowspan="2"><img src="/staticarchive/317496a096d6c86486a71d4521994bcd171a6bb3.gif" width="4" height="7" alt="" border="0"></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#FFEBD9" width="200" height="20" valign="top" class="blacktextindent"><a href="/science/leonardo/gallery" class="redwinelink"><b>Picture gallery</b></a></td> </tr><tr><td bgcolor="#FFD9B8"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="223" height="102"><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="/science/leonardo/thinker_quiz/"><img src="/staticarchive/1de59f08b00165d9bab7bf14bda6360f450941f3.gif" width="195" height="75" border="0" alt="What kind of thinker are you?" title="What kind of thinker are you?"></a></td> </tr><tr><td valign="top" width="82"><a href="/science/leonardo/thinker_quiz/"><img src="/staticarchive/7dff601bdbbe711088fbaa965ddde5af7aff232e.gif" width="82" height="43" border="0" alt="What kind of thinker are you?" title="What kind of thinker are you?"></a> </td> <td valign="top" width="127"> <a href="/science/leonardo/thinker_quiz/" class="redwinelink" title="What kind of thinker are you?">Take a personality test.</a> </td> </tr></table></td> <td bgcolor="#FFD9B8" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="200" height="102"><tr><td width="81"><a href="/science/leonardo/gallery/"><img src="/staticarchive/14dc29fdb52e3aba8567d4d72c781e0a56d9acee.jpg" width="88" height="118" border="0" alt="Picture gallery" title="Picture gallery"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="130"> <p>Take a close look at Leonardo's <a href="/science/leonardo/gallery/" class="redwinelink">masterpieces</a>.</p> <p>Plus download free screensavers</p> </td> </tr></table></td> </tr></table></td>  <td rowspan="5"><img src="/staticarchive/317496a096d6c86486a71d4521994bcd171a6bb3.gif" width="4" height="7" alt="" border="0"></td> <td bgcolor="#EED7CD" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="188"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="188"><tr><td rowspan="2"><img src="/staticarchive/317496a096d6c86486a71d4521994bcd171a6bb3.gif" width="5" height="7" alt="" border="0"></td> <td class="redwine" height="20">More from other BBC sites</td> </tr><tr><td> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="181"><tr><td colspan="2"><br></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><img src="/staticarchive/e1f6c1c7a1c6b6c50cb736d52ee0d41810858200.gif" width="13" height="8" border="0" alt=""></td> <td class="redwine" valign="top">History<br><a href="/history/british/tudors/renaissance_europe_01.shtml" class="redwinelink">The Renaissance Myth</a><br> How did art, science and trade drive Europe forward? 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