Choose one writer or artist from the Italian Renaissance and describe how Renaissance ideas influence his or her work.

Da vinci

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Leonard Da Vinci was a famous artist, architect and inventor whose work shaped our world today, he called the "Renaissance Man" for this reason. He drew sketches that were used as the blueprints to make the first helicopter ever. He created the famous painting called the " Mona Lisa" which is known for the smile that puzzles everyone to this day. Da Vinci had a great imagination, he would create sketches that served as blueprints for many years. One of these inventions that he drew sketches of, was the parachute which people take much pride and joy in. Da Vinci's sketches also shaped warfare, he developed the first rifle and tank through his designs.