Reasons for the fame of Leonardo Da Vinci

Not only was Leonardo an artist, he was an architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, and "inventor of genius." He was the prime example of the Renaissance's idea of a "whole and complete person." He especially excelled in science and art, and was always thinking 'outside of the box'. Many of his ideas have been an inspiration for some of our modern technology.

His Interests and Achievements spread into an astonishing variety of fields that are now considered scientific specialties. Leonardo studied anatomy, astronomy, botany, geology, geometry, and optics. He had little interest in literature, history and religion even though many of his pictures were based upon them.
Leonardo used drawings both as a tool of scientific investigation and as an expression of artistic imagination. He was one of the first artists to use sketches to work out his artistic and architectural compositions.


Leonardo was also interested in mechanics (the science of motion and force), and many of his ideas and designs were far ahead of their time. For example, he drew plans for aircraft, including helicopter and parachutes. He produced designs for a variety of war machines, among them tanks, machine guns, and movable bridges.