尽管同时代的人都称赞列奥纳多的艺术才能和对自然的观察力,但他最引以为豪的是自己作为布景设计师和军事工程师的才能。
Although his contemporaries raved about Leonardo’s artistic skills and insight into nature, when he set out to list his talents in 1481, he stressed above all his ability as a theatrical set designer and military engineer; only at the end did he mention that he could paint. 引自 35. 列奥纳多·达·芬奇1452—1519:“一事无成的男人” / 139