The Renaissance Man Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most talented and respected artists of all time. Leonardo, the illigitamate son of Ser Piero da Vinci and a peasant woman named Caterina. He was born on April 15,1452 in a lion colored home at the bottom of the Tuscan Hills, in the village of Vinci, wich is what his name comes from meaning from Vinci(Summers,p.1). Da Vinci was said to be the first …showed first 75 words of 861 total…

…showed last 75 words of 861 total…reaissance(Bacci,p.9). The career of Leonardo da Vinci is a perfect example of the renaissance belief in man's power to shape his own destiny and to shape the world around him(Wohl,p.14). Works Cited 1 Bacci,Mina,Leonardo.New York:Avenel Books,1978 2 Brown,David,Leonardo da Vinci.Grolier Electronic Publishing Inc.1995 3 Summers,David."Leonardo da Vinci" The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia 4 Wallace,Robert.The World of Leonardo.New York:Time Incorporated,1966 McGraw-Hill Book Company,1967