How did the public react to Leonardo da Vinci's actions?

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How did the public react to Leonardo da Vinci's actions?

2007-05-10 06:18:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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it depends on what actions you are speaking about....he was a prolific inventor as well as an artist....The one negative public reaction was when he was said to use human corpses to dissect for the purpose of learning and understanding the human anatomy.

2007-05-10 06:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by penydred 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It was during the Enlightenment, humanists perceived him as a remarkable mind and a genius. However, the Catholic Church saw him as a threat to them and rejected him through The Index of Prohibited Books.

2007-05-10 18:39:59 · answer #2 · answered by v. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Which actions specifically? His art work? His work as an architect? His inventions? His personal life?

2007-05-10 13:28:05 · answer #3 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋