The Renaissance era created an immense amount of talented scientists, artists, inventors, and philosophers who contributed great deal to the development of human race. In history it is hard to find a similar genius individual as the creator of High Renaissance art – Leonardo da Vinci. Even afterdecades of research on his creations, we are still captivated by the brilliance of his works. Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, a sculptor, an architect, a philosopher, a historian, a mathematician, a physicist, a mechanic, and an astronomer. Iconsider Leonardo a genius of the High Renaissance. He was undeniably way ahead of his time, and is undoubtedly one of thegreatest geniuses that ever lived. He played an enormous role inthe development of art and science of the High Renaissance in Italy. …show more content…
The “Mona Lisa” painting is a good example of his work which contributed to the development of art in the Renaissance. The Mona Lisa is a portrait of a wife of a Florentine noble. She refused to smile; Leonardo even tried hiring musicians but that didn’t change her mind. At last, just for a second she smiled faintly and Leonardo was able to capture it. In his drawing Leonardo masters the techniques of Sfumato and Chiaroscuro. Sfumato involves the most gradual transition from one color to another, giving it a very delicate and expressive image. As mentioned in the studies, Chiaroscuro highlights the contrast of light and shadow. In the Mona Lisa, this is most evident in the contrast between the face and the dark background. I consider the “Mona Lisa” his most beautiful