Leonardo da Vinci was the ideal Renaissance figure. He was a polymath accomplished in not only art, but also several scientific fields. He sketched studied and wrote filling notebooks with a curious backward writing. Leonardo used mirror writing likely because he was left handed and it helped him to avoid smearing the ink.

Learn about the theft of Leonardo's masterpiece, The Mona Lisa along with fun facts, a word of the day and some advice to help you improve your own drawing skills.

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