... given the surname da Vinci denoting that he came from the small country town Vinci, wherehe spent most of his childhood. After da Vinci& apos;s birth, his father took custody of him, while hismother ... challenges of new social, political, economic, scientific, and ecclesiastical developments" (Reti, 22). Leonardo da Vinci was one of "the most diverse and enigmatic talent (s) of the Renaissance"(Bishop, ... stages of the fifteenth century, Leonardo da Vinci, as a part of the Italian Renaissance,used his innovative ideas to further science and art. This insight revolutionized the thinking of hissociety....