able to draw or paint is a great talent which only some of us are born with. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists of the last thousand years. When he was very young it was clear that he draw, and so his father gave him the best education that the city of Florence offer. It is said that Leonardo was to draw a perfect circle without lifting his pen from the paper. He worked as a painter for many different studios, but he wasn't able earn enough money to support himself. He decided to write a letter to the Duke of Milan, in which he stated that he build bridges and ships. He also said that he knew to design all kinds of machines and buildings. to move to Milan was difficult for him, but he stayed for many years there, working as an architect and engineer. His most famous painting is the Mona Lisa, which now to be protected by glass, so that the thousands of tourists who visit the Louvre do not damage it. The most remarkable thing about him was the fact that he was much more than an artist. He studied anatomy, meteorology, geology, astronomy and invented many machines that we only to develop for use hundreds of years later.