ONE Renaissance Artist

Renaissance Artist : Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci made his appearance on the artistic platform during the Renaissance in the 15th century . He was the personification as the Renaissance man : painter , architect , costume designer , author , botanist musician , engineer , inventor and mathematician all these and more . He is remembered as the creator of the world famous master piece - Mona Lisa Though his early works were created during the early Renaissance but most of his best pieces of art belonged to the high Renaissance period Da Vinci as his name implies was born in

a small town of Vinci near Tuscany , west of Florence . He was born on April 15 , 1942 . Like most young men Leonardo 's schooling included reading , writing , mathematics and a smattering of Latin . As a young boy Leonardo was fascinated by mathematics . Much has been said about Leonardo 's writings which cannot be read properly without using a mirror . Whether his backward style was an attempt at secrecy or simply an easy way for a left-handed person to write is not known . When the artist was fifteen years old his father recognized his talent and arranged for him to become an apprentice in workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio , one of the leading artists in Italy

Vasari says "That he laboured much more by his word than in fact or by deed . Leonardo found a place for himself at the studio of Verrocchio where he met other artists , craftsmen , metal workers sculptors who were genius as well as versatile...