The Contributions Of Leonardo Da Vinci And The Renaissance Man

The great Leonardo Da Vinci. There are many ways you can explain him. Leonardo was deservedly, one of the most famous painters to have ever lived. He was just such an impacting and dominant person in the Renaissance. He was involved, had his own ideas, was such a humanist, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person to have ever lived.

With all of these accomplishments made, Leonardo has definitely become a “renaissance man”. From his fabulous paintings, to his astonishing inventions, he was a brilliant man. To discover how birds fly or to learn the anatomy of a person, his mind was bounding with ideas. To do all of these things must’ve been amazing, but struggling. So, in conclusion, Leonardo’s inventions and art have made him one of the most acclaimed intellectuals of his time.

Kristin Burns Mrs. Lewis World History P-AP (B) 6 May 2014 Transformation of the West Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist, inventor, architect, and a mathematician as well as an artist that lived during the Italian Renaissance. Da Vinci's countless contributions to fields of art, technology, science, and math enabled him to have the label as a true Renaissance man. "Leonardo went a step further to figure out how the bodily systems beneath the surface worked. Leonardo's early paintings were studies in a new humanistic style of art, and he was far ahead of his contemporaries in this regard." Doc.

Some of the greatest artists of their times were Matisse and Leonardo Da Vinci. This paper thus aims at finding out the similarities and differences in the artistic works of both Leonardo and Metisse bearing in mind the overlap and discrepancy in time frame within which the two artists lived. Leonardo Da Vinci was born around 1452 and died in 1519. Throughout his life time, he was a painter, architect, musician, a sculptor, geologist, cartographer, mathematician, engineer, inventor, botanist, anatomist, and a prolific writer who enjoyed using words and paintings to describe his artistic works. All these features used to describe Leonardo shows that he was indeed an Italian polymath whose personality and intelligence were immeasurable.

The lifetime accomplishments of Leonardo DaVinci represent him as one of the most creative and inventive Renaissance men in our world’s history. Leonardo’s lifetime accomplishments showed that he was an individual that continued to progress his work into masterpieces, and believed that his artwork should reflect the world around him. Leonardo contributed to humanities by creating many drawings and paintings, sculptures, and machines. The work of DaVinci has been classified as innovative and creative. He carefully studied the world around him and incorporated what he saw in his most famous creations.

Recently, people from Madrid found another painting that an artist did of the Mona Lisa. They discovered that this artist was actually sitting right next to Leonardo and copying him stroke by stroke. The only difference in this painting is that it has brighter colors and takes on more of a feminine approach to the portrait. The Mona Lisa definitely shaped history and is known to everyone around the world! Although not as three-dimensional as the painting in the Sistine Chapel, but definitely one of the best when it comes to capturing every aspect of the story, is Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Last Supper.

Although da Vinci struggled to finish his work he didn’t struggle to keep track of it. Between 1490 and 1495 da Vinci began recording his work into v... ... middle of paper ... ...man named Costanza d’Avalos and an unnamed courtesan but there is no facts to prove any of them up. It’s my favorite work for that reason, because it is so famous but yet no one really knows much about it. Da Vinci’s work has been so important because it has shown so much uniqueness and diversity for just one artist. His work has influenced other artists to try different styles and not just stick with one thing the whole time, using different styles gives you more options and helps artists find their true potential.

The Renaissance was a period of curiosity and discovery for many, but the man that truly defined a Renaissance man was Leonardo Da Vinci: a true genius who had the intellectual ability to create anything in his mind with his creativity and brilliance. He was an inventor, a scientist, a mathematician and a painter who had the mind and visions of a thinker centuries ahead of his time. Hundreds of years later, he is still one of the most recognized and iconic people in the world, known for his paintings like the Mona Lisa and he changed the way art was created. But one success Da Vinci had that is not as well known as his iconic art such as the Last Supper were his inventions. Although he created many inventions in his time, much of Leonardo Da Vinci's genius achievements in his creations, sketches, and ideas of inventions were unfortunately found centuries after his death therefore resulting in a minor impact on world history.

He was a great Renaissance man who will be remembered for centuries to come. Bibliography Cianchi, Marco. Leonardo Da Vinci’s Machines. Milan: Becocci Editore, 1984. Cooper, Margaret. The Inventions Of Leonardo Da Vinci.

Leonardo da Vinci was a very multi-talented man during this period; he was a painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, engineer, and inventor. He was so detailed in all of his other works that he brought these other aspects into his art. This made his artworks more detailed and more “pleasing” to look at. People from all over the country of Italy loved to see the time and detail that Da Vinci put into his work. Leonardo’s journey into becoming the “Renaissance Man” began in his early years as an apprentice.