Socrates once said, “The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.” Clearly, Leonardo endeavored to be quite a lot during his lifetime, from artist to architect, and everything else in between. So how did he appear to his contemporaries, and were their feelings about him different from our view of him today? Leonardo was a Renaissance celebrity. How did Leonardo build up this reputation, and what kind of influence did he have on the generations to come?Life and Death