Reflective Essay: The Death Of Leonardo Da Vinci

Painting allows us to capture the beauty of the living and the ones who have passed. I enjoy painting alongside my other artist patrons to enhance our skills. The one patron I spend the most time with is Leonardo Da Vinci. I call him a scientific mastermind with his style of painting and exploring the human anatomy, and he calls me Ludovico. We spend many days thinking and imagining new techniques for our artwork. With Leonardo being deeply fascinated with human anatomy, he has cut open a mere thirty human corpses to examine their organs and insides to comprehend how to correctly portray the anatomy of a painting. Sometimes I wonder if he does it for the accuracy of his paintings or if he secretly enjoys cutting corpses open for the gore and

One afternoon I left to go into the village, and upon my arrival, I heard screaming in the distance. People were yelling about a monster and how it was frightening all of the children. They were all running to find a safe place to hide. I jolted towards the frantic villagers to find Jerome scrummaging through the garbage for food. I looked around for something to tame it with. I picked up a rock and threw it at its head to stun it and bring it back home. I claimed that I would take care of this creature and that nobody would have to worry about their children getting eaten. I tied my belt around its neck as a leash to gain control and drag it back to Leonardo's house outside of the village. Leonardo was nowhere to be found, and I wondered if Jerome had hurt him or eaten him alive. I ran all over the property to find Leonardo, when I heard a stumbling down the stairs. It was Leonardo with a limp leg. He explains to me that Jerome rampaged through the locked cellar door, taking him down with it. He was not able to run after Jerome because his leg was stuck underneath the heavy door. We came to the conclusion that we could no longer keep Jerome in the cellar. It was too difficult to keep him tamed and under our