Leonardo Da Vinci's Influence To Shape The World

The key figures of the Renaissance helped to shape the world of their time, bringing about new ideas, and challenging the rules of their societies. They also have had lasting effects on the world that help to shape it even into the modern day. It would be difficult to say who exactly had the largest influence, but ten of the best are as follows. The first figure of this group is Leonardo da Vinci, who lived in Italy and France during the mid-to-late-15th and early 16th Centuries. A well-known figure to many people, Leonardo da Vinci’s most recognised work was that in the field of art. However, he also made contributions to other fields, he was an inventor, a scientist, and had a wide range of knowledge. He utilised a technique known as sfumato, which was exemplified in his most famous work, the Mona Lisa. This technique is what creates the ethereal, smoky aspect to his paintings. He used very fine shading, and no harsh lines, which helped as well. He perfected the sfumato technique, and used it in many of his paintings. He also …show more content…
Galileo was a physicist, mathematicians, astronomer, engineer, and had a range of other interests. Galileo’s contributions to science earned him the moniker of being the “father of modern science”, as well as others. He worked with a telescope to verify the phases of Venus (which went against the teachings of the Catholic Church, who said that the universe was immutable), found sunspots, craters and mountains on the moon, amongst other discoveries. He supported Copernicus’ heliocentric theory, writing a book that painted the Pope (and thus the Catholic Church as a whole) as a simpleton. The Church forced Galileo to recant his work (for fear of death), and he was forced to live his life out under house arrest, which did not stop him from publishing more works, even though it was banned from