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BTW, "Da Vinci" was not Leonardo's surname. You may refer to him as either "Leonardo da Vinci", "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci" if there's a reason for the lon
by danielam 10y ago
BTW, "Da Vinci" was not Leonardo's surname. You may refer to him as either "Leonardo da Vinci", "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci" if there's a reason for the longer form or simply "Leonardo" when it is clear from context which Leonardo the author is referring to.
- zedadex 10y agoOr simply "Da Vinci" when using the nearly ubiquitous colloquial reference to the same individual.
- Brendan_EW 10y agoThanks for reading! I thought it would be overly pedantic to diverge from the common usage of "da Vinci". However, I was overly pedantic in calling the Mona Lisa by its proper name, so I think it all evens out.