It is used to learn about opinions on a designated topic, and to guide future action. Examples: 1  A focus group of parents of preschoolers meets to discuss child care needs. 2  Parents share their views on local child care programs, and on what could be done to improve them.
Born 13 years after da Vinci, Michelangelo followed in his footsteps as a Renaissance man. He was an accomplished artist, poet, architect, and engineer. His best-known work is probably the sculpture David, which was completed in the opening years of the 16th century.
Many men are true renaissance men (me included). The renaissance man is not a rare species. The mass of modern society in which we live, does not place real value on a renaissance man's true attributes, thus many who fit the definition are not recognized as such. portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci, who is often considered a Renaissance man. Plato was a polymath, an early version of a renaissance man. Leonardo da Vinci, who sculpted the statue depicting David during the Renaissance period, was also a painter and inventor.