The life of an artist and the works they produce can teach us so much about writing. And it doesn’t have to be boring! Check out the latest post in this series: “Artists through the ages: Michelangelo.”

The only logical follow up to Michelangelo would be da Vinci, don’t you think? He was also born in the mid 1400s and died in the early 1500s. He was a true Renaissance man – a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, inventor, and engineer among other things.

Interesting facts:

1. He is considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time.
2. He may be the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.
3. He was born out of wedlock.
4. He was a procrastinator (something we all can relate to!).
5. He had drawn up things like a helicopter, a tank, and a calculator well before the time when these things…