Monday, October 26, 2009

Leonardo Da Vinci: A True Renaissance Man



The Renaissance time period was all about new ideas. At first, anyone who thought differently was thought of as an outsider, not worth listening to. But it was those geniuses that made the differences in our lives. Leonardo Da Vinci was a person who loved the idea of learning all about how things work and what makes them do what they do. He studied everything he possibly could gain to gain more knowledge - his new knowledge led to many new discoveries. One of these discoveries was how the human body works. Leonardo was fascinated by how the human body worked, and spent many hours dissecting bodies to make very detailed and accurate sketches. Many detailed sketches can be seen at exhibitions, which I was lucky to see, and you can see the amount of time and effort he took to make his sketches. Every muscle and tendon can be seen in his sketches, showing how fascinated he was. His discoveries about how the huamn body helped people all over Europe learn about how their bodies work - people didn't just have ideas, they had facts.