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Leonardo da Vinci: Celebrating a 500-year legacy
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A self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci. (JP/Agus Dermawan T.)
Five centuries after Leonardo da Vinci’s death, his brilliant legacy is still alive and celebrated the world over.
Da Vinci was a genius in multiple disciplines. He was a painter, a scientist and an innovative inventor. He honed his skills in various disciplines by apprenticing everywhere. He even delved into architecture, botany and zoology.
He also became very skilled in anatomical dissection, making him the first man to become competent at drawing human body parts in detail. Da Vinci, according to historians, dissected at least 30 corpses to study their anatomical details.
On May 2, the world commemorated the 500th anniversary of da Vinci’s of death.
As an inventor-scientist, the man born in Vinci, Italy, on April 15, 1452, created various famous visual artworks, establishing a legacy as one of the most influential maestros of the Renaissance, which means rebirth in French.
To remind the world of da Vinci’s brilliance, a number of science institutes and art galleries are promoting his works in special ways from January to the middle of 2019.
The Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris and The Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie Church in Milan, Italy, for example, are being shown as special exhibits.
