LEONARDO DA VINCI: THE RENAISSANCE MAN

By: Sydne Harris

THE RENAISSANCE MAN Leonardo Da Vinci

Inventor Painter Scientist

• Renaissance Reason over Religion Pushing the boundaries Questioning

INVENTOR Armored Vehicle Automatic Igniting Device Soldier Jumping Device

PAINTER Realism vs. cartoonish and flat. Sfumato – disappearing or vanishing Chiaroscuro – soft or foggy.

SCIENTIST Leonardo worked in

hospitals in Milan, Rome and Florence.Dissections Observations200 drawings

contributed to Treatise on Painting

WHAT IF…

Leonardo hadn’t invented… the armored vehicle? No tank which is a great

war device because it allows one side to get near the opposing side and still defend themselves.

WHAT IF… Leonardo hadn’t invented the…

Automatic Igniting device? No automatic firearms.

WHAT IF… Leonardo hadn’t

invented… The soldier’s

jumping device? No parachute to be used as a war device or recreation.

WHAT IF… Leonardo hadn’t painted using…

RealismSfumatoChiaroscuro

We would still have boring, flat Paintings in which the faces lookCartoonish.

WHAT IF… Leonardo hadn’t

conducted scientific experiments beyond his time?We wouldn’t have some

of the basic knowledge that we do about muscles, tendons, organs, bones, and the human body in general.

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