Leonardo da Vinci is best remembered as an artist, but the Renaissance genius was also fascinated by science, engineering, anatomy, astronomy and architecture. Less well-known is his love of music, which he regarded as “the sister of painting”. Kate Bolton-Porciattitakes us into the world of Leonardo the musician, who improvised, “sang masterfully” and designed bizarre instruments.
One of the lesser-known aspects of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius is his skill as a musician. Contemporary accounts describe him as a singer, an instrumentalist and improviser, and he comes across as a theatrical showman – the Freddie Mercury of his day. As well as performing, he sketched and designed novel and sometimes...
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