Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci’s full-scale cartoon drawing of Isabella d’Este

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'The Last Supper' by Leonardo da Vinci.

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Da Vinci's sketch 'The Vitruvian Man'. Da Vinci's talents ranged from anatomy to military engineering, and many of his innovations were not explored further for several centuries. (Photo by: Photo12/UIG via Getty Images)

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People gather around the Mona Lisa painting after its return in January 1914

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Da Vinci's Mona Lisa portrait

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Marco Ricci, A View of the Cascade, Bushy Park Water Gardens, c.1715.

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In pictures: The Art of the Garden