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(1452, Vinci, Florence, Italy - May 2, 1519, Cloux, France),
Italian High Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, engineer,
scientist and inventor whose genius, perhaps more than that of
any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. His
Last Supper (1497) and Mona Lisa (1506) are among the most
widely popular and influential paintings of the Renaissance. His
notebooks reveal a spirit of scientific inquiry and a mechanical
inventiveness that were centuries ahead of his time.  Leonardo
da Vinci was an amazing painter. His paintings contained
incredible detail, which made them seem almost real. This detail
included things like various shadow effects and textures which
gave the works lifelike appearances. Although Leonardo produced
a relatively small number of paintings, many of which remained
unfinished, he was nevertheless an extraordinarily innovative
and influential artist.  Leonardo's stylistic innovations are
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