Leonardo da Vinci - Softcover

Weidemann, Christiane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 379134336X ISBN 13: 9783791343365

Publisher: Prestel, 2010

Synopsis

Featuring engaging text and numerous illustrations this book brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in a format that s both entertaining and informative. This book explores da Vinci's unique artistic talents and at the same time introduces Leonardo the mathematician, urban planner, cartographer, poet, musician, astronomer, and medical scientist. Readers will learn about the scientific discoveries that inspired the young artist and the cultural forces that nourished his creative spirit. This book features high quality reproductions of his most famous works along with notebook sketches of dissected bodies, flying machines, and even robots. The artist s personal life is told through fascinating anecdotes that look beyond the myth to bring the man into clearer focus. Throughout, the author's engaging tone allows readers to experience familiar masterpieces with a fresh eye.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Featuring engaging text and numerous illustrations this book brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in a format that s both entertaining and informative. This book explores da Vinci's unique artistic talents and at the same time introduces Leonardo the mathematician, urban planner, cartographer, poet, musician, astronomer, and medical scientist. Readers will learn about the scientific discoveries that inspired the young artist and the cultural forces that nourished his creative spirit.

About the Author:

CHRISTIANE WEIDEMANN is an art historian and the author of 50 Women
Artists You Should Know and Salvador Dalí (both by Prestel). She lives in Berlin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 379134336X
• ISBN 13: 9783791343365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128