The Renaissance, a time where education and art rebirthed. Citizens respected the potential of all people, and creativity was very valuable to the strength of this era. But, these glory days would not be as prosperous without inventions from Leonardo Da Vinci. His creations were the base to many products of modern life, making him have the recognition of being “The Renaissance Man”
Something that really sets him apart from others and greatly impacted his inventions, was his intelligence. His unique knowledge of various different subjects did not come from nowhere, in fact, a main reason for his intelligence was when he was growing up he had access to scholarly texts previously owned by friends and family. Even as Leo became older, he conducted studies that would help him perfect his work. During the time period of 1485 to 1490 he studied sciences such as nature, machinery, and mechanics. By using these skills, he was able to brainstorm ideas for inventions. For example, by using his knowledge of flying machinery he was able to create the idea of an airplane. Without Da Vinci’s knowledge it would have greatly
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At the early age of 15 he was given the opportunity to be an apprentice to the Andrea del Verrocchio workshop in Florence. This early age gave him much knowledge for creativity and inventions, in which he created famous work such as the “Baptism of Christ” (A painting of an angel). When he eventually moved on from the workshop, he created better ideas and inventions. He hit this stride when he began to work for the Duke of Milan, in which he invented great ideas for weapon design, combat devices, machinery, and even submarines. Without the skills that he learned at a young age, he would not have created such intelligent ideas. Which in this case, would have changed technology in the Renaissance and even today in our modern