His creativity and foresight in science, engineering, and the arts continue to surprise and amaze today. Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa” is believed to depict Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco ...

This story appears in the February 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Ganz herself had mentioned Leonardo da Vinci, that magical name, as an influence on the artist.

This story appears in the September 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine ... I was about to fulfill a dream I shared with Leonardo da Vinci: To fly. The Renaissance genius spent years ...