part 9

A renaissance man or polymath is a person who is skilled in multiple fields or multiple disciplines, and who has a broad base of knowledge. The term renaissance man is largely based on the various artists and scholars of the European Renaissance, (starting in about 1450 CE), who pursued multiple fields of studies. Perhaps the quintessential renaissance man of this period was Leonardo Da Vinci, who was a master of art, an engineer, an anatomy expert, and also pursued many other disciplines with great success and aplomb.


Michaelangelo was a renaissance man because he was a expert at sculpture, painting, architecture and poetry. His best works include the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine chapel, his statue of David, the pieta(a sculpture of Mary holding jesus' body) and the dome of st. peters basilica.