Leonardo da Vinci is most often described as the most famous painter of all time, but he has also been noted as a skilled inventor and scientist. Indeed, he studied many aspects of science, among them botany and aerodynamics. This deep interest in a myriad of different subjects makes Leonardo a fully acclaimed renaissance man.
'Renaissance' can mean an explosion of interest and ideas, and so Leonardo was an explosion of many talents and ideas. He was not only an accomplished painter from a young age, but was also skilled in science and talented in devising inventions. Fascinated by the natural world, he preferred to observe with his own eyes than to read about it in the reports of others, claiming they were too 'tormentingly long-winded and confusing'. He often studied human muscles and tissues, racing against the clock to record them carefully before they rotted. As an engineer, his inventions ranged from practical to mythological. He devised ways to harness water as a powerful source (electricity was not a power source at the time) and used gears and levers to lift huge weights. With his talent in art, he not only drew the famous Mona Lisa, but used his skill to draw, to the greatest detail, his observations in science or his inventions, inside and out.
Leonardo da Vinci was a man of many talents and many interests, and so a true renaissance man.
'Renaissance' can mean an explosion of interest and ideas, and so Leonardo was an explosion of many talents and ideas. He was not only an accomplished painter from a young age, but was also skilled in science and talented in devising inventions. Fascinated by the natural world, he preferred to observe with his own eyes than to read about it in the reports of others, claiming they were too 'tormentingly long-winded and confusing'. He often studied human muscles and tissues, racing against the clock to record them carefully before they rotted. As an engineer, his inventions ranged from practical to mythological. He devised ways to harness water as a powerful source (electricity was not a power source at the time) and used gears and levers to lift huge weights. With his talent in art, he not only drew the famous Mona Lisa, but used his skill to draw, to the greatest detail, his observations in science or his inventions, inside and out.
Leonardo da Vinci was a man of many talents and many interests, and so a true renaissance man.
