Leonardo Da Vinci by Leonardo Da Vinci
Provides the reader with an insight into the life and work of one of history's most intriguing figures, Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all of his work is presented in this volume from his paintings and frescos, to detailed reproductions of his remarkable encrypted notebooks.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 ; May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived.
Leonardo was and is renowned primarily as a painter. Among his works, the Mona Lisa is the most famous and most parodied portrait and The Last Supper, the most reproduced religious painting of all time, with their fame approached only by Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam. Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon.
|Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519, Old Style)
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| ISBN 13 | 9780715324530 |
| ISBN 10 | 0715324535 |
| Title | Leonardo Da Vinci |
| Author | Leonardo Da Vinci |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | David & Charles |
| Year published | 2006-04-28 |
| Number of pages | 640 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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