... Caterina. Hewas 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 ... In the latter 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 ... Leonardo da Vinci was one of " ;the most diverse and enigmatic talent (s) of the Renaissance"(Bishop, 209). He displayed "genius" in almost all of the arts, sciences, engineering,...