Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius Who Defined the Renaissance

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More than just an artist or a scientist, he was the "Homo Universalis." Discover how Leonardo da Vinci connected art and science to define his era.  #LeonardoDaVinci #Renaissance #UniversalGenius

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00:00Leonardo da Vinci, the Genius Who Defined the Renaissance

00:03Born in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was much more than a painter, inventor, or scientist.

00:11He was the archetype of the Homo Universalis, a figure who embodied the most ambitious vision of the Renaissance.

00:18His greatness didn't lie in being a genius in multiple isolated fields,

00:23but in his profound ability to see and apply the same laws that govern art, nature, and technology,

00:28as he himself said, the painter has the universe in his mind and in his hands.

00:33Leonardo's emergence was no accident.

00:36It happened in the heart of the Italian Renaissance,

00:39a period driven by the wealth of trade and the rediscovery of classical antiquity.

00:43In this context, the patronage of powerful families like the Medici in Florence and the Sforza in Milan was crucial.

00:51They used the talent of artists like Leonardo to project their power and prestige.

00:55This fierce competition, while stressful for the creators, was a crucible that forged the grandeur of Renaissance art,

01:03pushing figures like Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael to seek a perfection that was almost divine.

01:09Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452, in Tuscany.

01:13At the age of 14, he was sent to Florence to train in the prestigious workshop of Andrea del Veracque,

01:20a master of exceptional versatility who foreshadowed Leonardo's own path.

01:24His talent was evident early on, surpassing his mentor and works like the Baptism of Christ.

01:31Leonardo's career was characterized by a series of journeys across the Italian peninsula,

01:36first in Florence, where he experimented but left few finished works.

01:40Then, in Milan, he joined the Sforza family court,

01:44presenting himself as an expert in military engineering and architecture.

01:48It was there that he created the Last Supper and Lady with an ermine.

01:52After the fall of the Sforza family, he returned to Florence,

01:56where he worked on the Mona Lisa and competed with Michelangelo.

01:59Later, he lived and worked in Rome,

02:02before finally moving to France in 1516,

02:05under the protection of King Francis I, where he died in 1519.

02:08A notable feature of Leonardo's career was his tendency to leave works unfinished.

02:14This wasn't a sign of laziness, but a manifestation of his insatiable intellectual curiosity.

02:19His contemporaries describe him spending entire days conceptualizing in his mind

02:24before putting his hands to work.

02:26His mind, with an almost compulsive curiosity,

02:29was a constant engine of new ideas

02:31that often drove him to abandon one project to pursue another.

02:35More Fascinating Line of Inquiry

02:37The story of Leonardo da Vinci is a reminder that true genius lies in the ability

02:42to connect the seemingly disconnected

02:44and to see the universe as a single work of art and science.

02:48Money?

02:48Expositions.

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