how was Leonardo Da Vinci a renaissance man?

Answer 1

This is rather a long and complicated subject but here's a short peice to give you a few ideas.

First of all you have to consider what a Renaissance man is then secondly apply those criteria to Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardo's geographical placement certainly meets our criteria as he was born in the Tuscan village of Vinci and appreticed to Andrea del Verocchio in Florence. Florence is often called the birthplace of the Renaissance.

Leonardo was trained as an apprentice in the manner that all Renaissance artists were accustomed.

Was Leonardo a Humanist? Here's a definition of Humanism.

Humanism was the philosophical backbone of the Renaissance, emphasizing the potential for individual achievement and stipulating that humans were rational beings capable of truth and goodness. In keeping with the principles of humanism, Renaissance scholars celebrated the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans for their own sake, rather than for their relevance to Church doctrine.

Leonardo, although taking on comissions from ther church, placed a high importance on his own experimentation. His unfinished work Adoratiuon of ther Magi which you can find in the Uffizi in Florence is a work of Humanism. He places the Christchild in the traditional position of the Adoration but he allows Christ to make contact with the outside world by touching a finger to that of one of the other figures. Leonardo's interpretation was a revalation and unkown virtually at the time. His diety although was the alpha and omega, the beginning and the end but also knew the importance of interaction with man.

Leonardo's Vitruvian Man which can be found in the Accademia in Venice is named after the classical architect Vitruvius and shows the proportions of man. This also is an example of Humanism.

Leonardo, perhaps more than any other Renaissance figure, demonstrated the spirit of humanism, excelling in a wide variety of fields and continually seeking to better himself through knowledge. In fact, the case of Leonardo da Vinci supports the argument that the humanist values of learning, rationality, and reality rose to truly rival and in some cases overshadow the importance of Church doctrines.



Hope this helps a little.

Answer 2

The Renaissance was a time when knowledge and reason burst back into literature, art and music after almost 1000 years of extremely slow development. Leonardo was a Renaissance man because he excelled in art and engineering, being able to build war machines and paint beautiful murals, single portraits and large canvasses. He delved into the sciences of anatomy and biology, studying they way human musculature worked and the aerodynamics of birds and insects. He applied his self-taught knowledge to projects he worked on, such as the first design for a helicopter. A Renaissance man was not constricted by his birth or what his father did before him, was able to apply logic to the problems of science rather than accept church doctrine, and had many areas of interest and skills. Leonardo more than met these criteria.

Answer 3

Basically you need to know the definition of Renaissance man and then have to look at the accomplishments and ideas of Da Vinci.

Answer 4

he painted realistic renaissance paintings
and he was all kind of men.
high degree Mason and illuminati .political and religious manipulator,inventor, sculptor scientist ,doctor and he was most likely gay as well

Answer 5

I think it's simply because he was born in the "quattrocento". You cannot be a romantic if you were born in the 12th century, nor could you be baroque if you were born in the 20th.

Answer 6

he emerged in the rennaisance era

Answer 7

i don,t know but the expert say he is great in the movie blood diamond, but i like him in the movie Titanic more,