Leonardo Da Vinci: A Renaissance Man

Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the brightest minds and creative thinkers in the Renaissance. He was interested and involved in a variety of subjects such as: art, science, math, human anatomy, engineering and sculpting. However he was most well known for his paintings. At an early age Da Vinci showed a talent and potential for art. With all his research and experimentation he discovered the rule of perceptive. His paintings were very realistic and 3-D, compared to other artists of his time, and he followed the rule of proportions and paid attention to the law of motion for the human body, which is why his work stood out between other artists. Besides being a skilled artist Da Vinci also showed interests in math and science. He did his own calculations and experiments to gain more knowledge about the world around him one of his drawings the vitruvian man shows Leonardo’s calculations and ideas about the motion of the human body. By running his own experiments and trying out new things he was able to get a sense of the world around him. Throughout his life time Leonardo designed and built many new and advanced machinery for the military. He was a skillful designer and had an eye for engineering and physics which allowed him to build some of the most advanced and deadliest weapons in the renaissance. In his spare time Leonardo was also involved in sculptors, architecture and some philosophy which proved to the people around him his true potential and genius. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the few people in the Renaissance that brought a new and fresh perspective on art and science. He was a man willing to try new things and run experiments of his own in order to discover and learn about the world around him.  Da Vinci’s dedication to his work and creative thinking is what marked him as a true Renaissance man.