Discoveries: Leonardo Da Vinci
- ISBN-10
- 0810928094
- ISBN-13
- 9780810928091
- Series
- Discoveries
- Category
- Art / Individual Artists / General
- Pages
- 159
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-09
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Author
- Alessandro Vezzosi
Description
Scientist, painter, philosopher, anatomist, astronomer, engineer, inventor, courtier: Leonardo da Vinci is one of the greatest figures of the Renaissance. This book surveys the life and work of a unique genius, from his childhood in Italy to his death in France. More than a biography, it sets his life in the context of the great courts he visited: Medici Florence, ducal Milan, royal France. Written for both younger and adult audiences, it presents a readable discussion of Leonardo's complex art, life, and thought, explores his ground-breaking research in medicine, hydraulics, metal-casting, mechanics, painting techniques, architecture, and the new science of warfare and weaponry, and examines his place in intellectual and art history.
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