Descripción
Leonardo considered painting to be the supreme goal of knowledge: he understood philosophy, which was his substratum, and included science and art. For one reason or another, only a few of his writings, paintings, and drawings survive. What remains is enough to affirm that Leonardo’s figure marks a milestone in history. Leonardo transcends his time. His thoughts have validity and meaning even today. Humanity is still taking advantage of its technological conceptions, incredible inventions at the time, or, in any case, impossible to execute. His physical beauty, personality, and prodigiousness of his imagination are in different orders, and his writing is from back to front (we need a mirror to read it). Together with the enigmatic character of his artistic creation process, they produced an atmosphere of mystery that continues today. Leonardo sought to unravel secrets and spiritual messages from unfathomable origins. That is why many “theories” and literary and cinematographic works have been generated around him, which, at least, have amused us. His work reflects the immediate world of his experience, emotional nature, and vision of the cosmos.