List of 5 Most Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci - History Lists. You are here: History Lists · Art · List of 5 Most Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential artists of all times.
His artworks, characterized by extraordinary lively yet harmonic composition and subtle technique of shadowing had an enormous influence on the following generation of artists. Leonardo Da Vinci - The complete works. Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo is revered for his technological ingenuity.
He conceptualised flying machines, an armoured vehicle, concentrated solar power, an adding machine,[7] and the double hull, also outlining a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime,[nb 2] but some of his smaller inventions, such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire, entered the world of manufacturing unheralded.
[nb 3] He made substantial discoveries in anatomy, civil engineering, optics, and hydrodynamics, but he did not publish his findings and they had no direct influence on later science.[8] Life.