Leonardo's Notebooks: Writing and Art of the Great Master
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1579129463 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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A great painter, he was equally prodigious in the fields of architecture, engineering, anatomy, and physical science.. About the AuthorLeonardo da Vinci is recognized as the quintessential Renaissance Man
"Very Good Selection of Writings" according to Ed Recife. When I first purchased this book, I was looking for Leonardo's drawings, sketches and art studies. For this, the book is fair and has a nice collection of his drawings, even though I wish they were bigger and the printing on paper more vivid. But what really surprised me on this book was his writings on several subjects. Some of his studies on anatomy, perspective, light/shade and his vision on art itself were priceless. Its nice to see a little bit on how this great artist thought. Its also nice to see how persistent and dedicated he was as . Awesome glimpse of history! S Morris Wow. This is an awesome glimpse of history. This man was a genius. This was very well put together. To know what this man knew in the era he lived in, people must have thought him to be completely nuts. There are some disturbing thoughts as well, but he was incredible. Being an artist I was amazed at the abilities he had. He made up stories in his mind of what people was thinking in The Last Supper painting. I haven't read through the whole book yet, but I am impressed with what I read so far. I'd recommend this to anyone.. Nice abridged version Lochlan Longstrider Sure it's not the complete works; however, you can find them in most college libraries. This is a handy personal collection with excellent quality reproductions of the illustrations.
Leonardo da Vinci is recognized as the quintessential Renaissance Man. A great painter, he was equally prodigious in the fields of architecture, engineering, anatomy, and physical science.
An all-new, jewel-like, reader-friendly format gives new life to this relaunch of an international best-seller.Leonardo da Vinci?artist, inventor, and prototypical Renaissance man?is a perennial source of fascination because of his astonishing intellect and boundless curiosity about the natural and man-made world. During his life he created numerous works of art and kept voluminous notebooks that detailed his artistic and intellectual pursuits.The collection of writings and art in this magnificent book are drawn from his notebooks. Anna Suh, who provides fascinating commentary and insight into the material, making Leonardo's Notebooks an exquisite single-volume compendium celebrating his enduring genius.. Nearly every piece of writing throughout the book is keyed to the piece of artwork it describes.The writing and art is selected by art historian H. The book organizes his wide range of interests into subjects such as human figures, light and shade, perspective and visual perception, anatomy, botany and landscape, geography, the physical sciences and astronomy