Leonardo da Vinci, history's ultimate genius polymath, still makes headlines as his work inspires new research.

Christ, the child at her left ... it's a cultural icon. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci created this iconic image and why it's so famous.

There is the myth of an enigmatic, dark Leonardo, this idea of the superhuman genius... It is a very popular image in the United States, think of The Da Vinci Code or Da Vinci's Demons.