... , sculptor, mathematician, engineer and 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) ... the classi...

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... painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, inventor, anatomist, mathematician, musician, physicist, geographer and more! Everything he attempted he excelled in, and he attempted many things because of his un-paralleled curiosity for the world he lived in (yet another Renaissance theme). Leonardo was considered a great humanist; he believed that the human mind held enormous potential, and when put to use could achieve great feats ... work is David, and is a representation of his passion of the human figure, not of its idealist beauty like some of his other works. Galileo Galileo was born in P...

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