Expansion: Leonardo da Vinci

Title: Leonardo da Vinci

Date:1452-1519

Nationality: Italian

Medium: Human being

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Leonardo da Vinci is known as being a true “Renaissance man.” In other words, he was involved in learning of many different types. He was involved in areas of painting, sculpture, art, anatomy, math, music, botany, engineering, inventions, and much more. This reflected the attitude common in the Renaissance era that a learned person should be well-versed in many different areas. Leonardo’s different areas of learning involve many different aspects of learning such as skills, knowledge, application, etc. In addition, since Da Vinci is a person, he has learned more than skills and knowledge—he has learned through his experiences. Thus da Vinci represents many different types of formal learning and many different aspects of broader learning as well.  This will be the first object presented to my civilization in order to emphasize learning and expanding in many different ways. A broader realm of learning brings a greater appreciation of learning and life in general, and leads to the ability to think well, be creative, and act with better context, which are all important in a civilization.