An Overview of Gombrich’s Research on the Ideological Coherence of Leonardo da Vinci’s Manners of Motion in Water and Air Manuscript

In Leonardo da Vinci’s manuscripts, the way of motion in water and air appears most frequently. This caught Gombrich’s attention. Art and science complement each other in advancing human civilization. After the Renaissance, the field of natural science throughout Europe seemed to be on the rise, and many masters who screened our physics textbooks emerged. The field of fluid mechanics is no exception. However, in order to explain and calculate the flow scientifically, the great gods selectively ignored the chaotic flow full of eddies described by da Vinci in the pictures before, but chose to study the ideal fluid. The term “generalist” has become a cliché, and Gombrich believes that it was his consistency of thought that made his life so rich. I hope that while people in the museum can’t help admiring Leonardo’s works as miracles, they should also remember that the creative spirit and critical spirit of art in the Renaissance period are still alive today.