Throughout history there have been many people who have affected the way we live today. Some of these people have devised laws, created machines, or sculpted artwork. Leonardo DaVinci is one of these people. He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, musician, architect, scientist, and military engineer. Leonardo DaVinci was born on April 15, 1452 in the town of Vinci. At the age of nineteen he traveled to Florence to be an apprentice in the studio of Verrocchio. …showed first 75 words of 442 total…

…showed last 75 words of 442 total…draw a crossbow. Leonardo’s live consisted of studying objects not knowing what they could possibly do. His drawings meant nothing to the people of his time. Many people did not understand his works. He changes the way we live today from his paintings to the musical instruments he created. Many of the things he invented we take for granted today. That is why I believe Leonardo DaVinci is a true Renaissance man. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**