Famous in his time as a painter prankster and philosopher Leonardo da Vinci was also a musician sculptor and engineer for dukes popes and kings. What remains of his work-from futuristic designs and scientific inquiry to artwork of ethereal beauty-reveals the ambitious unpredictable brilliance of a visionary and a timeless dreamer. Robert Byrd celebrates this passionate playful genius in a glowing picture book replete with the richness and imagination of Leonardo s own notebooks. Twenty lavish spreads including side drawings supplemental texts and quotes from Leonardo s writings highlight distinct periods and make the master s art jokes explorations and inventions wonderfully vivid and accessible. A striking tribute to an irrepressible mind and to the potential within all who are curious.