Drawgs L. Da Vinci

Da Vinci, Leonardo

RANDOM HOUSE UK

A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? When historians are asked to pick a point in history when Western civilization was transformed and guided down the path to modernity, most of them point to the Renaissance. Indeed, the Renaissance revolutionized art, philosophy, religion, sciences and math, with individuals like Galileo, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Dante, and Petrarch bridging the past and modern society. The Renaissance also spawned the use of the label “Renaissance Man” to describe a person who is extremely talented in multiple fields, and no discussion of the Renaissance is complete without the original “Renaissance Man”, Leonardo da Vinci. Indeed, if 100 people are asked to describe Leonardo in one word, they might give 100 answers. As the world’s most famous polymath and genius, Leonardo found time to be a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer.  It would be hard to determine which field Leonardo had the greatest influence in. His “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper” are among the most famous paintings of all time, standing up against even Michelangelo’s work. But even if he was not the age’s greatest artist, Leonardo may have conducted his most influential work was done in other fields. His emphasis on the importance of Nature would influence Enlightened philosophers centuries later, and he sketched speculative designs for gadgets like helicopters that would take another 4 centuries to create. Leonardo’s vision and philosophy were made possible by his astounding work as a mathematician, engineer and scientist. At a time when much of science was dictated by Church teachings, Leonardo studied geology and anatomy long before they truly even became scientific fields, and he used his incredible artistic abilities to sketch the famous Vitruvian Man, linking art and science together.  Leonardo also conducted scientific experiments using empirical methods nearly 150 years before Rene Descartes’ “Discourse on Method.” As Leonardo explained in his writings, “Many will think they may reasonably blame me by alleging that my proofs are opposed to the authority of certain men held in the highest reverence by their inexperienced judgments; not considering that my works are the issue of pure and simple experience, who is the one true mistress.”

Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Chatto&Windus

Leonardo da Vinci's written observations about painting rank among the most remarkable from any era. Never edited by the author himself into a single coherent book, these writings were compiled many years after Leonardo's death into the principal repository of his practical thoughts on the techniques of drawing and painting. A Treatise on Painting begins with precise instructions on drawing the human body and then moves on to techniques of rendering motion. Other topics include perspective, composition, the expression of various emotions, creating effects of light and shadow, and color. With 48 anatomical drawings by Nicholas Poussin and geometrical and architectural designs by Leon Battista Alberti, this famous volume remains one of the world's most useful and valuable art instruction books.

A Treatise on Painting (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

Painting

Dover Publications

The art world's most famous smile beckons from the front cover of this handy and inexpensive pocket-sized notebook. Bring Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece wherever you roam as you jot down notes, appointments, birthday reminders, and much more -- and since the&nbsp;64 pages are blank, it's great for sketching as well.

Mona Lisa Notebook

Self-Help

Journal Writing

A study in the MASTERS OF ART series of the achievements of Leonardo da Vinci, including illustrations of his masterpieces such as the Last Supper and Mona Lisa, and a special section devoted to his drawings, with a selection from his notebooks.

Leonardo da Vinci (Masters of Art)

Thames&Hudson

Thoughts on Art and Life

Lulu Press, Inc.

This publication provides the reader with an insight into the life and work of one of history's most intriguing figures, Leonardo Da Vinci. Almost all of his work is presented here - from his paintings and frescos, to detailed reproductions of his remarkable encrypted notebooks.

Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Works

David&Charles

Fables of Leonardo Da Vinci

Checkerboard Pr

Trattato Della Pittura (1804) (Italian Edition)

Kessinger Publishing

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Trattato Della Pittura (1804) (English and Italian Edition)

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