Particularly, his personal relationships, sexuality, philosophy, religion, vegetarianism, left-handedness and appearance. The resulting uncertainty, combined with mythologized anecdotes from his lifetime, has resulted in much speculation and interest in Leonardo's personal life. The Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) left thousands of pages of writings and drawings, but rarely made any references to his personal life. 1482 letter from Leonardo da Vinci to Ludovico Sforza a résumé outlining his abilities in science, engineering and art.
