[1] The book details Leonardo's life, paintings, notebooks, work on maths, science and anatomy, and his sexuality.

The book tackles the controversies surrounding the attribution of the paintings La Bella Principessa and Salvator Mundi to Leonardo.

"[9] Joshua Kim of Inside Higher Ed theorized that the $450 million sale price of Leonardo's painting Salvator Mundi in November 2017 may have been influenced by the book.

Isaacson's enthusiasm is admirable, but he hails many of Leonardo's creations in the same breathless tone with which a teenager might greet a new Apple product.

But make no mistake: He knows his stuff ...In August 2017 Paramount outbid Universal Pictures for the rights to turn the book into a film.