Leonardo at 500: Nature’s Magic Ingredient – Water

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”

In the five hundred years since his death, few polymaths have matched the intellect, ingenuity and artistry of Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519).

Although more famous for iconic paintings such as The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa, it is in his Codices, where one can really appreciate his expansive vision and unparalleled skills in bridging art, science and technology.

To celebrate Leonardo at 500, selected sheets from three remarkable notebooks, the Codex Leicester (owned by Bill Gates), Codex Forster and Codex Arundel, are displayed for the first time at the British Library in London. These reveal Leonardo as an extraordinarily dynamic thinker who made connections between multiple disciplines.