Leonardo da Vinci died in 1519, some 27 years after Columbus's first voyage. In the intervening decades, did the famed polymath ever comment on the discovery of the New World?

by Mcfinley

Similarly, did other contemporary figures from the Italian Renaissance (Machiavelli, Michelangelo, the Borgias, Caterino Sforza etc.) record their thoughts?

drylaw

​ Hi, I wrote​ before​ about why it's very probable that Da Vinci knew about the Americas and that they are seperate from Asia​,​ over​ here​.

See also the other answer in that thread about connections between him,​ his patrons the Medicis, and Amerigo Vespucci.

Hopefully others can add more specifically on Da Vinci's writings and/or on the other Renaissance figured you mention which I'm less familiar with, hope ​this helps already.