What are some little known facts about leonardo da vinci?
While there is speculation regarding Leonardo’s sexuality little is actually known. My own theory is that while Leonardo saw beauty both in the male and female body, there is ample evidence to show that Leonardo wasn’t very interested in sex. In his notebooks he writes that the penis is as if it has a mind of its own(Since we cannot control arousal). He further writes that by practicing abstinence we can have a clearer mind. Leonardo was an intellectual and wanted to reach everything that was attainable to the intellect. I believe Leonardo kept away from any sexual activities in order to take advantage of his genius. The homosexual myth became popular after Freud psychoanalyzed Leonardo and concluded that Leo was gay based on short anecdote Leonardo wrote in his notebooks. I will not go into any of those details, but many scholars and psychologists have concluded that while Freud deeply admired Leonardo he was also probably a little jealous. Notwithstanding the fact that Freud’s ideas
