101 Things You Didn't Know About Da Vinci The Secrets Of The World's Most Eccentric And Innovative Genius Revealed!

Uncover the true story behind the quintessential Renaissance Man! Everybody knows Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, drew that famous guy inside a circle, and-oh yeah-has something to do with that code, too. But what about the man behind the myth? 101 Things You Didn't Know about Da Vinci takes a fun, fresh look at the master, from his less-than-illustrious origins as an illegitimate child, to his later years hobnobbing with popes, dukes, and kings. Full of the unexpected, this book takes you beyond the hearsay and hype, proving that when it comes to Leonardo da Vinci, fact really is stranger than fiction! This engaging volume is your ticket to all sorts of offbeat tidbits, including how and why: * The Italian military swiped the bronze for one of Leonardo's sculptures. * Catholic monks filed a lawsuit against Leonardo over The Virgin of the Rocks. * Leonardo concocted a scheme with Machiavelli to reroute the Arno River. * Even Sigmund Freud got a piece of the action by deconstructing Da Vinci.Priwer, Shana is the author of '101 Things You Didn't Know About Da Vinci The Secrets Of The World's Most Eccentric And Innovative Genius Revealed!', published 2005 under ISBN 9781593373467 and ISBN 1593373465.