The Romance of Leonardo Da Vinci: The Forerunner is a historical novel written by Dimitri Merejkowski and published in 1903. The book is a fictionalized account of the life and times of Leonardo da Vinci, the renowned artist, inventor, and scientist of the Italian Renaissance. The novel is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of Leonardo's life. The first part explores his early years in Florence, where he trained as an artist...