Introduces Leonardo da Vinci, one of the best-known artists and thinkers of the Renaissance, who was one of the first artists in Italy to experiment with oil paint and whose sketches include designs for a robot, a bicycle, and a helicopter.

Includes index.

Renaissance man -- A Tuscan childhood -- Learning to be an artist -- Leonardo's angel -- Unfinished business -- The notebooks -- Looking for a job -- The great horse -- The Last Supper -- On the move -- The mysterious Mona Lisa -- Studies in science and the last painting -- A house in France.