Art Reference, High Renaissance Art & Mannerism, Art - General & Miscellaneous, Individual Artists, Italian Art, Arts & Entertainment - Quotations, Science - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
This beautiful collection of writing and illustrations from Leonardo da Vinci's personal notebooks offers an intimate look at Leonardo: the man, the artist, and the thinker.His stimulating and thought-provoking words illuminate both his brilliant mind and his artistic talent, covering a lifetime's array of topics, including: Painter and painting, The seeing eye, Botany for painters, Perspective, Reason and observation, Intimate knowledge, The four elements, The sun, Inventions, Flight, Harmony, Love, Symbolism, Reflections on life.
A vibrant selection of da Vinci's brilliant paintings, sketches, drawings, and diagrams illuminate the master's words. Taken all together, these show the full breadth of the great man's genius.
Book Details
Published
August 5, 2005
Publisher
Random House Value Publications
Pages
192
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780517225967