Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Man

The European Renaissance, beginning in the 1300s, is the era of hundreds of the most renowned artists, writers, and philosophers. During this time, the love of art and education was reborn, leading to an explosion of new ideas. Even to this day, the effects of the Renaissance can be seen everywhere, along with many of the "renaissance men" being studied today. People like Machiavelli, Dante Alighieri, and Michelangelo are some of the most renowned people from these period, even today. But, probably the most well-known and accomplished renaissance man is Leonardo da Vinci. The famed Italian-born renaissance artist lived a life of art, science, and engineering and would eventually become one of the most esteemed people of all time.

Leonardo’s painting, the Mona Lisa, is one of the most famous paintings of all time. Using his knowledge from anatomy and sciences, he learned to perfect the muscles in human portraits. Leonardo loved both art and science, using both to his advantage. Also known as the Renaissance Man, Da Vinci was a writer, inventor and an artist. He was known to get bored of his work and move on to study something else causing him to only finish a few of his paintings. Despite Leonardo Da Vinci’s anxious nature, he still remains one of the most profound artists in history. This paper will delve deeper into Da Vinci by first examining his earlier life and apprenticeship, his most known masterpieces, and his notes.

From all times and people that I got a chance to get a glance from their life and career, there is one person who had a big influence in my life. The person that when you hear his name is immediately linked to, as known "Universal Genius" or "Renaissance Man", and that is Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. He was a painter, architect, musician, engineer, inventor, mathematician, and writer. He is considered to be one of the greatest painters and the most talented person of all time. I always was interested in arts, but when I first got the opportunity to see da Vinci’s art work, I was so flabbergasted and since then he became the person I always look up to. The things that I admire the most and have tried to apply to my own life are his curiosity and creativity.

Leonardo da Vinci was born in a town of Vinci, Italy on April 15, 1452. Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, scientist, and an during the Italian Renaissance period. He is and was one of the most talented, and intelligent people of all time. Leonardo was a renaissance man for his very clever ideas and because he had been brilliant in many different fields of knowledge. We don't know much about the parents of leonardo but his dad was very wealthy and have had many wifes.

Italy is home to some of the world’s most prestigious and successful men. One man in particular paved the way for others to follow. He is none other than Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci was not only a painter, but also a sculptor, architect, engineer, musician, inventor and scientist. There are not many that were gifted in multiple aspects like him. His actions alone coined him the name "The Renaissance Man."

On April 15, 1452 in the beginning of the 15th century, an Italian boy named Leonardo Da Vinci was born. He was an art legend who took a big part of art history he was part of the Italian Renaissance. The artist Da Vinci was raised by his father, Ser Piero in Vinci a village lying on a medieval castle; he was raised there for a couple of years until they moved to Florence in the 60s. After moving to Florence, Leonardo started drawing and designing some pieces and his father, the notary, thought he had some skills so he wanted to know if he was worth going to an art school or not. Ser Piero decided to ask his friend Andrea Del Verachio, a workshop owner if his son was good at design and if he was worth going to a design school; Andrea was

started in the 14th century. Many famous and talented artists were at their peak during this time, including painters such as Michelangelo and Donatello. Few, though, earned the title of “Renaissance Man”, meaning a person with many talents or areas of knowledge. One of these few is Leonardo da Vinci, famous for his beautiful paintings, amazing sketches, and fascinating studies.

The “Renaissance man” was a term coined during the High Renaissance which referred to a man whose talents expanded into many areas. Leonardo da Vinci was such a man, however, his greatest talent resided in his ability to seamlessly use one talent to improve his skill in that of others.

Introduction to the era of the Renaissance the time of artists introducing and worked to perfect the techniques and style of the renaissance it was the arties of the high renaissance who master these techniques creating the most well know beautiful works of the period in this time artists could choose their commissions and other wandered city to city to find favourable projects. Many renaissance depicted religious images now great art works was once true objects of devotional art.

Leonardo Da Vinci’s story starts in April 15,1452 in the town of Vinci, Republic of Florence. Leonardo was a scientist before he was a artist. At this time, he didn’t show any signs of being an artist in the inside. He was born to unmarried parents, which lead to him staying with his father. As he grew older he grew an interest in all different types of artwork. Da Vinci is well known for his passion for many different kinds of arts and sciences. Da Vinci was a true “renaissance man.”

Leonardo da Vinci was a true “Renaissance man,” who was interested in how things worked. Leonardo turned to science in the quest to improve his artwork. He studied how a muscle moves, as well as how veins are arranged in a leaf. During his discoveries, he filled his notebooks with observations and sketches. Then he incorporated his findings in his art. Leonardo was the first artist to study the physical proportions of men, women and children and to exercise these studies to determine the "ideal" human figure. He believed that the artist must know not just the rules of perspective, but all the laws of nature. Painting creates more admirable things than poetry

Leonardo da Vinci was born in Anchiano,Italy in April 15, 1452, Anchiano.He was a well known Painter, inventor, sculptor,, scientist,and musician in the 1300-1600 ( The renaissance). He was the definition of a “Renaissance man” a person who is well rounded and has learned many subjects.He was responsible for The Last Supper,The Mona Lisa, many flying machines, and The Vitruvian Man.He is significant to human history because he was huge part of the renaissance and used many of the main ideas of the renaissance: Humanism, and secularism.His work is also a timeless display of society's transfer of religion being their only interest to celebrating humans and moving away from the church.

One of the most famous artist in the Renaissance period was Leonardo da Vinci known as Mr. Renaissance man. Leonardo was born in April of 1452 in a farmhouse Italy. As youth Leonardo received basic reading and writing. At the age of 14 Leonardo did an apprenticeship with the artist Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence. At age 20 he qualified for a membership as master artist and started his own workshop. Leonardo studied Science and Anatomy. Leonardo was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor and so much more. He was a brilliant man with a curious mind. Leonardo style for painting was sfumato and chiaroscuro. The technique he used was fine shading to soften

The Renaissance was a revolutionary period in European history from the 14th to the 17th century. Its movement began in Italy, but spread throughout Europe. The Renaissance brought many new things to Europe like classical texts, scientific discoveries and new technology, novels, and creative new styles of art. One of the most famous figures of the Renaissance era is Leonardo Da Vinci. His work displayed the humanist ideas that defined the Renaissance era. He was a botanist, writer, geologist, cartographer, anatomist, inventor, mathematician, engineer, scientist, musician, architect, sculptor, and a painter. An innovator during his time Leonardo Da Vinci had an enormous impact on European society because of his paintings, studies, and

Leonardo da Vinci was considered one of the most influential artist of the High Renaissance, also known for his intellect. He was an illegitimate child, born to Ser Piero and a peasant women, Caterina in 1452 (Adams 292). His young life, not well known, could have been the subject of turmoil since his father had been married to more than one woman. At a young age Leonardo was apprenticed to Verrocchio, who was known for his artistic achievements and an owner of a bottega in Florence (Adams 292). During his apprentice to Verrocchio he would have been in charge of preparing, paints and surface areas for Verrocchio. Leonardo’s young life would be swayed by his education in humanities and a range of technical skills he would learn whilst Verrocchio. Leonardo had a string of talents that rendered his artistic abilities limitless. His talents included sketching, proportionality and spatial mechanics, linear perspective and a master of paintings.