Scientific American MIND – July-August, 2019, Volume 30, Number 4

The original Renaissance man

died 500 years ago,

but the nature of his genius

continues to fascinate us

By Jonathan Pevsner

The Mind of

Leonardo da Vinci

LEONARDO DA VINCI, STUDY OF TWO WARRIORS’ HEADS FOR THE BATTLE OF ANGHIARI, 1

504–1505, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BUDAPEST