Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519, biography about the famous renaissance artist and painter from Italy ( find unique pictures and facts you can't find elsewhere ) Discover Leonardo da Vinci a man well beyond his time. Sigmund Freud said: Leonardo da Vinci was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep. Leonardo was painter, architect, engineer, philosopher, ...

The Baptistery Doors Andrea Pisano, the South Door The three entrance doors to the Baptistery open onto the east, north and southern sides of the square. The main entrance is placed on the eastern side, facing the Cathedral, with the the apse and the altar in the interior of San Giovanni behind it. The magnificent sets of doors in gilded bronze that were to become even more famous than the ...