Sublime

In the mid-1490s Leonardo put aside his work on anatomy; he would not return to the subject for another decade. Although he was neither fully original nor correct in his description of a senso comune, he was right in his general view that the human brain receives visual and other stimuli, processes them into perceptions, then transmits reactions th

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“Why did you make me draw you?” I asked when it was clear that he wanted to hear me ask it. He smiled, as if playing a little game. “For many years I’ve been trying to study the possible links between epilepsy and talent, especially artistic talent. I’ve written a number of articles on the subject. Many great people were epileptics.” “Who were epil

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