Leonardo da Vinci Kids25 drawn from Classical sources and

drawn from Classical sources and archaeology

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Leonardo da Vinci Kids25 drawn from Classical sources andHow our image of the Renaissances most famous artist is a modern mythLeonardo da Vinci (14521519) never signed a painting, and none of his supposed self portraits can be securely ascribed to his hand. He revealed next to nothing about his life in his extensive writings, yet countless pages have been written about him that assign him an identity: genius, entrepreneur, celebrity artist, outsider. Addressing the ethical stakes involved in studying past