“To know everything is to know nothing, but to know something about everything is to have some idea of what everything is about.”—Unknown
LEONARDO DA VINCI
Leonardo da Vinci was my childhood inspiration. I aspired to be like him. The more I researched him, the more I was in awe of his mind. His ideas were so ahead of his time that conspiracy theorists believe he’s a time traveler.
You may know him for painting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, some of the world’s most famous art, but he’s more than an artist. Leonardo da Vinci is the quintessential Renaissance Man. The term “Renaissance Man” originated during the Renaissance period in Europe when scholars, artists, and thinkers explored a range of disciplines. The term became popular because Leonardo excelled in painting, sculpture, mathematics, engineering, anatomy, music, and more. He was a rare breed of creative genius. Most creators are either intellectually deep in one topic or shallow in many topics. Leonardo da Vinci went deep in…