...RENAISSANCE MAN also called Universal man. An ideal that developed in RENAISSANCE Italy from the notion expressed by one of its most accomplished representatives, Leon Battista Alberti, that "a man can do all things if he will." The ideal embodied the basic tenets of RENAISSANCE humanism, which considered humans the center of the universe, limitless in their capacities for development, and led to capacities developed as fully as possible.
...Thus the gifted individuals of the RENAISSANCE sought to develop skills exemplified in Alberti--who was an accomplished architect, painter, classicist, poet, scientist and mathematician and who also boasted of his skill as a horseman and in physical feats--and in Leonardo da Vinci, whose gifts were manifest in the fields of art, science, music, invention and writing.
...In the 21st century, the term is still used to refer to an accomplished, well-rounded individual. He represents a group of men who are the embodiment of class, style, intelligence and charm, which are the leaders of our world.


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