Leonardo Da Vinci: His Life and Works in 500 Images by Rosalind Ormiston

Leonardo Da Vinci: His Life and Works in 500 Images by Rosalind Ormiston

This comprehensive new book is an essential volume for anyone who wants to learn more about Leonardo and to survey his greatest works in one beautifully illustrated collection. The first part contains a detailed exploration of Leonardo's life. It details his childhood, family life and education, and then explores his interests in architecture, engineering and science as well as his career as a painter. The second part of the book contains a gallery of over 300 of Leonardo's major paintings, drawings and designs. These superb reproductions are accompanied by thorough analysis of each artwork and its significance within the context of his life, his technique and his body of work as a whole.

Rosalind Ormiston is a researcher, lecturer and author with a wide range of interests in art, architecture and design history. Since 2002 she has been a lecturer in art and architectural history at Kingston University, London with a specialist field of Renaissance Italy. She writes for academic publications and consumer periodicals. Published work includes The Colour Source Book (2007), Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks (2008) and Art Deco: The Golden Age of Graphic Art and Illustration (2008).

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ISBN 13	9780754823261
ISBN 10	0754823261
Title	Leonardo Da Vinci: His Life and Works in 500 Images
Author	Rosalind Ormiston
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Anness Publishing
Year published	2011-09-27
Number of pages	256
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