Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most significant creative geniuses of all time, was a man whose gifts cannot be narrowly defined. He was an excellent painter, sculptor, thinker, and philosopher, and his genius shone in every single work that he produced. If you asked experts to describe da Vinci in one word, they would probably say that excellence was the determining reality. In every stroke of his brush, in every touch was revealed a profound sense of philosophy – the notion that nature is the only perfection; and God, the supreme creator, is the one who leads us to beauty.