Leonardo Da Vinci: A Renaissance Man

There have been many men who fit the definition of a “Renaissance man”. Leonardo da Vinci was a man who stood out from everyone else. He was not only interested in everything but he also excelled in many areas. There were many reasons why Leonardo da Vinci was a typical Renaissance Man. Leonardo da Vinci was the definition of a “Renaissance Man” because, he was an artist, sculptor, inventor and scientist.
Leonardo da Vinci was known as the best artist of his time. Da Vinci was all about realism through his observations. He captured the tiny details of people, animals, landscapes and objects. His most famous painting of all time is the “Mona Lisa.” The Mona Lisa is an oil painting on a poplar wood panel. His painting is described as “the best
He had detailed sketches of his inventions. Him being an artist played a large role toward his inventions. Da Vinci’s sketchbooks show that he visualized many inventions way before technology was used to build them. Da Vinci’s inventions included the flying machine, anemometer, helicopter, parachute, giant crossbows, a clock, etc. Da Vinci’s most famous invention was the flying machine. His imagination to create a flying machine was influenced by winged animals, bats, kites, and birds. The bat caught his eye the most, the wings on the flying machine were shaped like the bat’s wings, also pointed at the end. The wingspan of the flying machine exceeded 33 feet. Da Vinci had a system on how the flying machine would work. The pilot would power up the wings by cranking a pedal that was connected to a rod-and-pulley-system. This invention also had a hand crank that was used for energy output and a headpiece to steer. The busy pilots have to spin cranks with their hands and feet in order for the wings of the machine to flap. The machine only flew once in the air. That was a big accomplishment for da Vinci but, no one could ever figure out how to create enough power to get the machine off the ground except da Vinci. Da Vinci invented many things in his sketch book, his brilliant way of thinking and drawing led his sketches of inventions to
He used science to amplify his paintings and was right away fascinated. Da Vinci enjoyed studying the nature outside, he liked sketching what surrounded him. He studied rock formations, caves and fossils. Da Vinci was the first to recognize that the knowledge of science had to be done by repeated experiments and not unproven ideas. He was the first scientist to be able to connect mathematics and science. A reason why he thought mathematics and science might be connected is he failed in a scientific investigation. It was because many mathematics laws were needed but were not yet discovered. Another area in science that he studied was anatomy. Much like the notebook he had for his inventions, he created one for his drawings of the human body. He took his drawings into detail by the way he drew eye sockets, the optic nerve entering the brain, complete human tendons, muscles, and the skeletal system. Da Vinci built a theory of the four powers in the world and how it worked. The four powers he found out to be movement, weight, force, and percussion. He almost applied them to the greatest of all sciences that was the most enchanting called the human body. To be able to fulfill his desire to know more about the human body, he dissected about thirty corpses. Once he found what he wanted, he made many notes in his drawings of the human body. For these many reasons Leonardo da Vinci is also known as a scientist and was