LEONARDO DA VINCI
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
Italian High Renaissance
painter
sculptor
architect
musician
scientist
mathematician
engineer
astronomer
designer
inventor
anatomist
geologist
cartographer
botanist
writer
and party planner
Born: April 15, 1452
Died: May 2, 1519
LEONARDO DA VINCI
7 Da Vincian
Principles:
In his 1998 book How to Think
Like Leonardo da Vinci,
Michael Gelb outlined seven
principles that he believes
define Da Vinci’s work
Curiosità
• or curiosity, marking his
insatiable quest for
knowledge and
continuous improvement
Dimostrazion
• or demonstration, testing
knowledge through
personal experience
rather than taking others’
reports for granted
Sensazione
• or sensation, continued
refinement of the senses
to sharpen observation
and response
Sfumato
• a painting technique
employed by Da Vinci to
create an ethereal quality
in his work, showing his
ability to embrace
ambiguity and change
Arte/scienza
• the balance between art
and science or the
science of art, which he
demonstrated in his
whole-brain thinking
Corporalità
• or “of the body,”
representing his belief
that a healthy mind
requires a healthy body
and the importance of
cultivating both fitness
and poise
Connessione
• or connection, for his
habit of weaving together
multiple disciplines
around a single idea,
recognizing and
appreciating that all
phenomena are
connected.
Curiosità, or curiosity, marking his insatiable quest for knowledge and continuous
improvement
Dimostrazione, or demonstration, testing knowledge through personal experience
rather than taking others’ reports for granted
Sensazione, or sensation, continued refinement of the senses to sharpen
observation and response
Sfumato, a painting technique employed by Da Vinci to create an ethereal quality in
his work, showing his ability to embrace ambiguity and change
Arte/scienza, the balance between art and science or the science of art, which he
demonstrated in his whole-brain thinking
Corporalità, or “of the body,” representing his belief that a healthy mind requires a
healthy body and the importance of cultivating both fitness and poise
Connessione, or connection, for his habit of weaving together multiple disciplines
around a single idea, recognizing and appreciating that all phenomena are
connected.
EXPLAIN HOW WILL YOU APPLY EACH OF
THESE PRINCIPLES TO YOUR GROWTH?