ABSTRACT

What could art have to do with science? This question reflects the conflict between these two ways of looking at the world that exists in the minds of many people today Yet that conflict hasn’t always existed. When science in Europe was starting to take shape as a discipline during the Renaissance, it was considered a close relative of art. One person who exemplified the connection between art and science was Leonardo da Vinci, who combined his exploration of the natural world with his artistic expression through drawing, painting, and sculpture. Since Leonardo’s time, science and art have been divorced, with science usually seen as rational and analytical and art often considered subjective and emotional. So what could art possibly have to do with science?