Michelangelo And Leonardo Da Vinci: Archetype Of The Renaissance Man

The Renaissance was the greatest explosion of arts and technical innovative ideas in the history of Europe. Renaissance is known to be the French word for “rebirth” which was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century. In those days there were two Renaissance men who towered above the rest, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Emerging as supreme, Leonardo da Vinci was described as an archetype of the “Renaissance Man” (The Complete Works). He excelled in many fields such as science, inventing, drawing, painting and sculpturing but unfortunately he was not formally educated (Biography Leonardo da Vinci, 2016). Like Da Vinci in his era, Steve Jobs was the “Renaissance Man” of the 20th to the 21th century, a trendsetter

On the other hand they were different where De Vinci was an individual contributor whereas Steve Jobs worked with another individuals and made something extraordinary out of it. Da Vinci’s work of art would be remembered after a thousand years and Steve Jobs’ work might be remembered by few. De Vinci had paranoid behavioral qualities, for example, he wrote all his ideas and plans in a journal and carried it around with him everywhere as he always thought that someone would steal his ideas as there weren’t copy write laws at that time but Steve Jobs left behind a notebook with the development plans for Apple for the next four years. Also De Vinci was multifaceted as he was skilled in many different areas and employed an empirical method (Adams) while Steve Jobs was specialized in Science Technology and had an aesthetic style (Wolf,

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By the early 16th century, the paint had started to flake and decay, and within 50 years, The Last Supper was a ruin of its former glory. Early restoration attempts only made it worse. . (n.d.). 15 Things You Should Know About 'The Last Supper' Retrieved October 16, 2016, from http://mentalfloss.com/article/64372/15-things-you-should-know-about-last-supper By the 1980s, Japan had mega-corporations providing the majority of western electronics. When Japan's economy saw a downturn in the 90's, and the internet and PC markets blossomed, Japanese design ideas became prominent in western made products, and Apple is perhaps the most interesting case of this. (2015). Where It All Came from: Steve Jobs and Japanese Aesthetics - Matcha-Tea.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016, from http://matcha-tea.com/lifestyle/where-it-all-came-from-steve-jobs-and-japanese-aesthetics Leonardo Da Vinci - The complete works. (n.d.). Retrieved October 16, 2016, from