Only printing press inventor Johannn Gutenburg, William Shakespeare, William Caxton, who brought printing to Britain, Leonardo da Vinci, Elizabeth the First and the discoverer of electricity, Michael Faraday, were more important than one of the heroes of Welsh history.
Many Renaissance architects, including Leonardo da Vinci, studied and sketched the ingenious machine.
The average man in 1820 lived only a bit better than his forebears had in 1500, despite the accomplishments of Leonardo da Vinci, Sir Isaac Newton and Thomas Jefferson.
The museum, home to famous works from masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, is the most visited museum in the world with around 10 million visitors last year.
Martin Kemp, Emeritus Research Professor in the History of Art at Oxford University and a leading expert on Leonardo da Vinci, gives the careful estimate that there are probably no more than 20 paintings by the master in the world, which suggests there could be five more to be discovered.
In 1480, Leonardo Da Vinci designed a lathe powered by foot treadle, which allowed for constant rotation.
The Nazis took possession of paintings by classic artists like Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli and Rembrandt, as well as more recent painters like Renoir, Degas or Picasso.
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Though the conservator who helped to reveal the painting's true identity called it "the rarest thing imaginable, " speculation is rife that there are other Leonardo da Vinci paintings still at large, possibly lying unknown in private collections.
History is full of high CxQ people, including Bill Clinton, Ben Franklin, and Leonardo da Vinci.
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Mr. Pagani, who came to Italy in 1983 to work as a technician for Lamborghini, idolizes Leonardo da Vinci.
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He packed and headed for Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airport, but failed to board the flight that he had booked.
Led by polymaths such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, intellectuals made great progress in the arts and sciences, advancing Europe into the Modern Era.
There will never again be another Thomas Jefferson, let alone a Leonardo da Vinci.
What a gift it is to have one of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks, small enough to have sat in his palm, on permanent view for the first time.
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Universal Leonardo is an exhaustive source of research and analysis, both scientific and artistic, of the work of Leonardo da Vinci.
"Salvator Mundi" is going on public display in London in November, as part of the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan at The National Gallery.
Though scholars agree that Leonardo da Vinci never intended to publish his anatomical drawings, they wound up being released in the early 1900s in a six-volume set published in Denmark.
London (CNN) -- A newly discovered painting by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci has sent shock waves through the art world, prompting speculation that more of his paintings could be as yet undiscovered.
Even a man as brilliant as Leonardo da Vinci felt the need to bend horseshoes and iron door knockers, just to show that he could.
The artists range from Leonardo Da Vinci to LS Lowry and the locations of artworks include fire stations, courts, libraries, a former nuclear bunker, London Zoo and a lighthouse - as well as major museums and art galleries.
Amid its 300 acres, the park has three churches, replicas of all of Michelangelo's works and a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" in stained glass.
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"Leonardo Da Vinci did not specialize as an artist or a scientist but produced masterpieces in both domains, " she explained.
In a string of doomed attempts to maintain their standard of living, the islanders have tried everything from money-laundering to bankrolling an appalling London musical about Leonardo da Vinci's love-life.
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