Path A: New Visitor
Fast overview of why Leonardo matters and what this site contains.
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Start from the route that matches your goal. Each path is a curated sequence through the site so visitors can move from orientation to deep analysis without getting lost.
New visitor path
Researcher path
Educator path
Science of seeing
Inventions
Paintings catalog
Cast deep dives
Visual curriculum
Path B: Evidence-Driven Research
Start with source policy and move into technical and attribution dossiers.
Path C: Notebooks and Ideas
Follow Leonardo's manuscript universe through themes, codices, and timeline eras.
Path D: Studio and Process
Investigate methods, workshop structures, and painting mechanics.
Path E: The Renaissance World
Historical context — the political, intellectual, and scientific world that shaped Leonardo.
Path F: The Science of Seeing
Leonardo's five pillars of vision — perspective, proportion, perception, light, and colour.
Path G: Leonardo's Inventions
From the first programmable machine to the ancestor of the helicopter — 300+ inventive sketches.
Path H: The Paintings Catalog
All 20 attributed paintings — technical analysis, attribution debates, provenance, and mysteries.
Path I: Cast Deep Dives
Long-form profiles of the people who shaped Leonardo's life — rivals, pupils, patrons, and subjects.
Path J: Leonardo's Visual Curriculum
The painting curriculum Leonardo never published — reconstructed from notebooks, treatises, and works.
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If you are not sure where to begin, open the Search Observatory and run: "mona lisa", "virgin of the rocks", "salai", "sfumato", "anatomy".