... inventor (Janson, 242). His work has been described as epitomizing the renaissance humanist ideal, and has frequently referred to as the Renaissance man, a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination"" (Gardner, 450). Although Leonardo da Vinci made many contributions in the form of art, he is most known for "Virgin of the Rocks"" (1480's) "The Last Supper"" (1490's) and "Mona Lisa"" (1500's) (Gardner, 451). Another renowned ... artist of the period was Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475-1564) who was known as a sculptor, architect, painter, engin...

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... for his superbly detailed paintings of Madonna--and his most revered being The Small Cowper Madonna. Finally, there is Leonardo da Vinci, the model of the Renaissance Man, who excelled in all areas of the arts and sciences. Two of his most famous paintings include the portrait of Mona Lisa and his fresco, The Last Supper. He felt strongly about painting and defended his right to create works ... of art. Da Vinci made detailed drawings of human anatomy and skeletal structure as he tried to understand how the human body worked. His expertise on this subject matter, recorded in well-docume...

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