Leonardo da Vinci, artist, thinker and man of science; . ter to Lodovico il Moro that he would put allthat princes enemies to flight with machines none would be able towithstand ? What think you, reader, of this painter, poet, man ofscience, who aspired to play the part of a man of war . As amatter of curiosity, I may note the presence, in the enemys camp,of another famous engineer, who was also a very talentedarchitect, lùancesco di Giorgio Martini, of Siena. Leonardo hadcertainly enjoyed opportunities of meeting this eminent master at 1 See Alvisi, Ccsare Borgia, Diica di Romagna, p. 203. Im
Leonardo da Vinci, artist, thinker and man of science; . ter to Lodovico il Moro that he would put allthat princes enemies to flight with machines none would be able towithstand ? What think you, reader, of this painter, poet, man ofscience, who aspired to play the part of a man of war . As amatter of curiosity, I may note the presence, in the enemys camp,of another famous engineer, who was also a very talentedarchitect, lùancesco di Giorgio Martini, of Siena. Leonardo hadcertainly enjoyed opportunities of meeting this eminent master at 1 See Alvisi, Ccsare Borgia, Diica di Romagna, p. 203. Imola, 1878. - Leonardos performances as a military engineer have been studied by C. PromisI^Traltato di Architettiira civile e milHare di Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Turin, 1841 ;vol. iv., jip. 44-52, 203, etc.) ; by Angelucci, in his Documenti inediti per la S/oria delleArmidafiiocoitaliane, p. 92, Turin, 1869; and also by Ilcrr Millier-Walde {Leonardoda Vinci, fasc. Carloon of the Holy J-ai/u/y ivilh S. Anne. (IvtVAl. ArAI>l-:AIV. LONDON.). LEONARDO AND RORGIA 119 Milan, whither Francesco had been summoned to give advice asto the construction of the Duomo. I may add that Bramante, too,seems to have taken part in this campais^n ; and, to conclude,another gifted artist, the sculptor, Pietro Torrigiano, was serving asa soldier in the army of the Borgias.^ On August 18, 1502, the son of Alexander VI. sends Leonardoa patent intended to facilitate his inspections of the towns andfortresses so boldly snatched from their legitimate owners document, dated from Pavia, where the usurper was at themoment, describes the master as architect and engineer-in ^ Leonardo had not waited to receive it before beginning his early as July 30, we find him at Urbino, where he sketches adovecote, a staircase of several llights, and the fortress itself; onAugust I, he puts in an appearance at Pesaro, where he surveysseveral engines of war, and sketches the l
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