Leonardo da Vinci is at the centre of a new TV series, in which the timeless artist and polymath is played by Aidan Turner.
One part of the series that is in keeping with what historians believe about da Vinci is his sexuality.
The recent biography of da Vinci by Walter Isaacson also agreed that the artist was likely gay.
Many historians have averred that da Vinci was romantically involved with his long-term apprentice, Giacomo Caprotti, nicknamed “Salaì” (“little devil”).