Leonardo Da Vinci( 1452-1519) 达·芬奇 (2-2-1) Italian painter draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer, whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figures, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. His notebooks reveal a spirit of scientific inquiry and a mechanical inventiveness that were centuries ahead of his timeLeonardo Da Vinci ( 1452-1519) 达 ·芬奇 ( 2-2-1） Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer, whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figures, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. His notebooks reveal a spirit of scientific inquiry and a mechanical inventiveness that were centuries ahead of his time