Leonardo da vinci was the typical Renaissance man with many talents . While we know of him as an artist , he was also an engieer , scientist and mathematician .
He is someone for whom mathematics features a lot in his works . These include such works as The Last Supper , The Vitruvian Man and Adoration of the Magi .
It is however , the book ' The Da Vinci Code ' by Dan Brown where many will have come across Da Vinci ' s ideas about mathematics and art .