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…to the preservation of the pagan goddess worship tradition, and to the maintenance of the secret that Sauniere died protecting. Langdon decodes the second and third lines in Sauniere's message: "Leonardo Da Vinci! The Mona Lisa!" Sophie returns to the paintings to look…

…The life long work of the great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci has proved most fascinating for so many generations. What impresses people most today is perhaps, the diversity and numbers of his achievements. In the past…

…: Harry N Abrams Inc., 1969. Jay Williams. Leonardo Da Vinci, New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Maurice Rowdon. Leonardo Da Vinci, Chicago: Follett Publishing, 1975. Richard Friedenthal. Leonardo Da Vinci: A pictorial biography, New York: Viking Press…

…Leonardo Da Vinci 2000-07-02 Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest and most ingenious men that history has produced. His contributions in the areas of art, science, and humanity are still among the most important that a single man has put forth…

…Born April 25,1452 Leonardo Da Vinci was born in the small town of Anchiano. His father Piero a successful notary, and his mother Caterina a peasant women. Leonardo has contributed much to our culture artistically…

…The Renaissance Man Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most talented and respected artists of all time. Leonardo, the illigitamate son of Ser Piero da Vinci and a peasant woman named Caterina. He was born on April 15,1452 in a lion colored home…

…of the laws of nature. Da Vinci was dedicated to discovery of truth and the mysteries of nature, and his insightful contributions to science and technology were legendary. As the archetypical Renaissance man, Leonardo helped set an ignorant and superstitous…

…Supper was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci, a noted Italian artist. The time engaged for its completion was seven years. The figures representing the twelve apostles and Christ himself were painted from living persons. The live model for the painting…

…of the Catholic Church, a new era called the Renaissance began. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) were very important scientists of the Renaissance. They differed from each other because Leonardo studied before the Scientific Revolution…

…Leonardo da Vinci was a great influence on his time and of the time of today. Leonardo was known as many things; he was known as a sculptor, architect, writer, musician, philosopher, engineer, and scientist, but most of all he was known for his…