Leonardo da Vinci#
Summary#
Nietzsche presents Leonardo da Vinci as one of the “marvelously incomprehensible and inexplicable beings”—men who inherit contrary instincts from a diversified descent yet possess the mastery and subtlety to channel this inner conflict into creative power. Rather than seeking the repose that weaker men crave, these enigmatical figures are predestined for conquering and circumventing others, appearing alongside artists and conquerors like Alcibiades and Caesar.