Language

• The Renaissance man strove to become the master of several languages. The typical Renaissance man spoke at least four languages, including Latin, Greek, Italian and French. These languages served practically. However, society viewed the Renaissance man who spoke several languages as one with high stature and deep royal lineages. Women, on the other hand, spoke many languages, as well. However, rather than learning and speaking various languages in order to affect the public perception on their lives, women spoke various languages in order to strengthen their positions in society. Knowledge was power for the women.
  
  

Science

• The Renaissance man who knew nothing of the sciences was no Renaissance man at all. Understanding science was essential during the Renaissance in order to further a growing need to understand mankind. The typical Renaissance man would have know the anatomy of the human body and how to draw it, the perceived locations of the planets and their satellites, and something of mathematics and geometry. The man would have learned these disciplines early on as a child or small boy in order to prepare himself for life as a Renaissance man.
  
  

Art

• The Renaissance man would have been proficient in some type of art -- regardless of whether he was good at it or not, he would know a great deal about art history or history of literature, including Homer's lliad and Odyssey. In addition, men such as Da Vinci and Michelangelo would be pioneers in art perception and sculpture, a craft they learned early. Women, on the other hand, rarely exhibited any visual or noticeable art. However, the woman displayed skill in the arts by writing poems, essays and books attributed to the advancing movement of women's rights, a small but powerful force during the renaissance. The woman kept her brilliance in the arts muffled and used it less for personal benefit and more for the common cause.
  
  

Chivalry and Commitment

• Renaissance men prided themselves on chivalry and courtship of women. Although the man may or may not respect and care for his women behind closed doors, he always behaved in very particular ways in society in regards to a women. On the other hand, the Renaissance woman was committed to her husband, often bearing many children for him in an attempt to further his brilliance with sons. Society viewed the Renaissance man with many sons as powerful and noble.