<human>:  Why did the author use the name ‘Da Vinci’ in the book ‘The Da Vinci Code’?
<bot>: Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian artist, sculptor, painter, architect, and scientist. His famous paintings include The Last Supper, The Virgin of the Rocks, and Mona Lisa. Da Vinci was born in 1452 in Vinci, Italy. He died in 1519 in Amboise, France. The author of The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, used the name Da Vinci because he thought it would be fun to use the name of a famous artist.