Leonardo da Vinci
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"Leonardo da Vinci, Salvator Mundi, c.1500, oil on walnut, 45.4 × 65.6 cm" — Photo by Leonardo da Vinci / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain
The man who dreamt of the future.
A polymath whose notebooks contain blueprints for inventions centuries ahead of his time. He remains the definitive archetype of the Renaissance mind.
Explanation
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He was a notorious procrastinator who often left his most famous commissions unfinished for years.
The 5 Clues
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“I am a ghost in the margins of anatomical sketches.”
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“My dreams of flight remained trapped in ink and paper.”
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“I preferred to write backwards to keep prying eyes away.”
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“I served a duke by crafting war machines I never truly wanted to build.”
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“I am the master artist whose smile is the world's most famous mystery.”
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