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Scientist, inventor, engineer, architect, and creator of the world’s most famous painting; there seems no end to the accomplishments of Leonardo da Vinci. Timothy Graham sets Leonardo’s amazing innovative prowess against the shifting background of his career, as da Vinci moved from Tuscany to Milan and into the service of the king of France. We consider why he chose to write backwards. And we explore the mystery of his most beloved work, the Mona Lisa.
Timothy Graham is a distinguished professor of history and a regents’ professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNM. He served as director of the Institute for Medieval Studies 2002-2020, organizing the acclaimed annual Medieval Spring Lecture Series. He holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees from Cambridge and an MPhil from the Warburg Institute, University of London. He is the coauthor of Introduction to Manuscript Studies.