The Body of Earth
Leonardo saw the planet earth as a living entity, with all of its elements in a constant state of flux….
The Body of Man
According to Leonardo, man was nature’s most perfect creation, "the measure of all things"...
Imagination and Invention
By combining scientific observation with imagination and invention, the painter had the power to create “fictions that signified great things”…
Remaking Nature
For Leonardo, the artist’s task was to remake nature in his art, rather than slavishly copy natural forms…
Forces of Nature
For Leonardo, flowing water, curling hair and the growth patterns of plants were all manifestations of the same natural force…
The Natural World
Leonardo studied man, animals, plants and all natural phenomena intensely in his quest to understand all natural things…
Light and Vision
Leonardo believed that sight was the most important of all the senses, the eye being the “window of the soul”…
Rule of Mathematics
All things in nature are governed by mathematics – “Let no-one who is not a mathematician read my principles”…