How Did Bill Gates Become A Renaissance Person
The Renaissance person—one who is accomplished, of good character, and a patron for the arts—an overall outstanding individual. Bill Gates is one of the few, his charitable acts bring out his good character, his intelligence exceeds the extraordinary, and his passion for art designate Gates as the modern day Renaissance person.
Mr. Gates puts billions of his fortune toward enriching the lives of others. This aspect of Gates demonstrates his good character, a quality of a Renaissance person. “Let the man we are seeking be...gentle [and] modest,” wrote Baldassare Castiglione in The Courtier, the guidebook to becoming a Renaissance person in the year of 1528. Bill Gates created the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, its mission focusing mainly on improving the health care and education of children worldwide. Some of his pledges include “$1 billion over 20 years to fund college scholarships for about 1,000 minority …show more content…
In a letter from Isabella D’este, considered to be a Renaissance person, to Leonardo Da Vinci, D’este writes, “We have begun to hope that our cherished desire to obtain work by your hand might be at length realized,” showing her eagerness to sponsor Da Vinci in exchange for artwork. Gates has the same feelings for art, having a large art collection, which he has spent millions accruing some of the most expensive art to ever exist. He bought the Codex Leicester, a coveted collection of documents written by Leonardo Da Vinci for nineteen million. Gates also bought the most expensive American painting, Lost on the Great Banks, by Winslow Homer for thirty six million. Some other purchases include Distant Thunder by Andrew Wyeth for seven million, William Merritt Chase’s The Nursery for ten million, George Bellows’ Polo Crowd for twenty eight million, and Childe Hassam's Room of Flowers for twenty million, along with many other treasured pieces
Mr. Gates puts billions of his fortune toward enriching the lives of others. This aspect of Gates demonstrates his good character, a quality of a Renaissance person. “Let the man we are seeking be...gentle [and] modest,” wrote Baldassare Castiglione in The Courtier, the guidebook to becoming a Renaissance person in the year of 1528. Bill Gates created the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, its mission focusing mainly on improving the health care and education of children worldwide. Some of his pledges include “$1 billion over 20 years to fund college scholarships for about 1,000 minority …show more content…
In a letter from Isabella D’este, considered to be a Renaissance person, to Leonardo Da Vinci, D’este writes, “We have begun to hope that our cherished desire to obtain work by your hand might be at length realized,” showing her eagerness to sponsor Da Vinci in exchange for artwork. Gates has the same feelings for art, having a large art collection, which he has spent millions accruing some of the most expensive art to ever exist. He bought the Codex Leicester, a coveted collection of documents written by Leonardo Da Vinci for nineteen million. Gates also bought the most expensive American painting, Lost on the Great Banks, by Winslow Homer for thirty six million. Some other purchases include Distant Thunder by Andrew Wyeth for seven million, William Merritt Chase’s The Nursery for ten million, George Bellows’ Polo Crowd for twenty eight million, and Childe Hassam's Room of Flowers for twenty million, along with many other treasured pieces