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The Renaissance was a time of economic and intellectual changes in Europe. Three ideals of the Renaissance were individualism, humanism and secularism; one who personified these characteristics was coined as a “Renaissance Man”. One such man was Leonardo Da Vinci, an Italian artist, scientist, inventor and engineer. During the Middle Ages, everyone thought of themselves as one. Individualism, one key aspect to the renaissance, was heavily conveyed by Da Vinci in the fact that he signed his work. A more or less rebel for his day, Leonardo was left handed, (something due to superstitions was considered “the devils work”, forcing most l