Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist and artist in Italy, on Earth's continent of Europe, living in the 15th and 16th centuries. Among other works, he painted "The Last Supper" and the "Mona Lisa".
In 2269, Flint the immortal claimed that Leonardo was one of his identities. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
Starbase 4 possessed a Class F shuttlecraft named the da Vinci. (TOS: "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" remastered) Blue Horizon's Da Vinci Falls are named after him. (DS9: "Second Sight")
A holographic simulation of Leonardo was among the historical personality profiles studied by The Doctor, in 2373, during his attempt to expand his personality subroutines. (VOY: "Darkling")
Kathryn Janeway of the USS Voyager enjoyed visiting Leonardo on the holodeck. He became an adviser to her, along with providing a haven during times of stress. Leonardo and Janeway unsuccessfully attempted to fly in a glider they constructed which sent them crashing into a river. This led to Leonardo having a crisis of purpose and leaving many of his works unfinished.
Once when Voyager was attacked by pirates who used a high-energy transporter beam to steal items of technological value, Leonardo's program was also stolen. He was used by the leader of the pirates, Tau, to develop new weapons which Tau sold to the highest bidder. Janeway and Tuvok tracked him and the rest of the stolen goods to a province controlled by Tau. He believed that he was in America and told Janeway that his patron was prince of this land. Leonardo was enjoying his new adventure because of the new inventions he was creating. When he realized that he was being used to develop weapons, he agreed to leave with Janeway. Tau captured Janeway and drew a weapon on her. Leonardo came to her defense and knocked out Tau, then he and Janeway escaped successfully flying his glider through the air escaping until Voyager got in range and beamed them and the glider into Cargo Bay 1 before jumping to warp. (VOY: "Scorpion", "The Raven", "Scientific Method", "Concerning Flight", "The Omega Directive")
In her later years as captain of the USS Voyager, Janeway kept a copy of Leonardo's famous self-portrait in red chalk in her ready room. (VOY: "Virtuoso", "The Haunting of Deck Twelve", "Unimatrix Zero", "Endgame")
[edit] Paintings by Leonardo da Vinci
- Adoration of the Magi
- Annunciation
- The Battle of Anghiari
- Ginevra de' Benci
- Lady with an Ermine
- The Last Supper
- Madonna Litta [1]
- Mona Lisa
- The Virgin and Child with St. Anne
- St. John the Baptist
- Vitruvian Man
| Previous aliases of Flint |
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| Akharin • Methuselah • Solomon • Alexander the Great • Lazarus • Merlin • Leonardo da Vinci • Johannes Brahms • Abramson • Brack |
[edit] Background
Leonardo da Vinci was played by actor John Rhys-Davies. Frequently in Voyager, characters such as Captain Janeway refer to Leonardo da Vinci as simply "da Vinci". This is in fact a misnomer, albeit a popular one, because "da Vinci" is not a surname at all but simply means "of Vinci" (Leonardo's home town), and therefore is an incorrect use of his name. The trend of calling him this is recent and historically inaccurate, Leonardo or Leonardo da Vinci being the correct names to use.
A number of items located in Leonardo da Vinci's workshop were put up for auction in the It's A Wrap! sale and auction.
In Pocket Books' series of Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers novels, the hero starship USS da Vinci was named for Leonardo.
