Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters.Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to.Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that he left were thousands of disorganized notebook pages.Here is an accessible portrait of a fascinating man who lived at a fascinating timeItaly during the Renaissance.