A spirited glimpse at the childhood of one of the world's greatest artists and thinkers: Leonardo da Vinci.
This book, however, attempts to understand him in the context of Renaissance Florence. Larry J. Feinberg explores Leonardo's origins and the beginning of his career as an artist.
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This book also argues that it was the prior of the Santa Maria dell Grazie, not the Duke, who chose Leonardo for the Last Supper project, and that only near the end of the Sforza regime, the Duke finally became convinced of Leonardo's ...
... Leonardo's long-time acting on the scaffold. "Come down again!" the guard called out, frowning. "Just a moment!" was Leonardo's response. He took the color palette on which two already partly dried blobs of the blue shades could be ...
Highlights the personal life and professional career of the young native Californian actor, Leonardo DiCaprio.
... Leonardo's long-time acting on the scaffold. "Come down again!" the guard called out, frowning. "Just a moment!" was Leonardo's response. He took the color palette on which two already partly dried blobs of the blue shades could be ...
... young, although Leonardo's father was a man of 35 years - "I want you so heartily your wishes come true, but ..." "This time I will manage it!" promised Ser Piero. And then he called his son. "Leonardo! Come on down! Let us ride a bit ...
Gunter, "Florentiner Maler Verarbeitcn ein Eyckisches Bild." in Wiener jahrbuchfur Kunstgcscliichte, voi. xxvn. 1974, pp. 1 sì8-9« Panofsky, Erwin, Renaissance and Renascences in Western Art, Stockholm, i960 Paolozzi Strozzi.
Soon, Leonardo moved to the city of Rome, where some of the greatest artists of the time lived. This tale traces the fascinating life of one of the best and most famous artists that the world has ever seen.
Leonardo da Vinci defies categorization. He was an artist, scientist, mathematician, engineer, and more. He truly was a Renaissance man. This comprehensive volume presents the biography of a remarkable man using his own words and works.