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Book Synopsis The Legacy of Leonardo by : David Alan Brown
Download or read book The Legacy of Leonardo written by David Alan Brown and published by Skira. This book was released on 1998 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ever increasing art historical attention being paid to the School of Leonardo lies at the root of this volume published almost sixty years after Suida's classic treatment of the subject. This is the first time since then that Lombard art of Leonardesque inspiration has been the object of a systematic analysis embracing a period of around half a century starting from 1490. The essays opening the volume provide an overview dealing with the environment, the organisation and the working practices of Leonardo's atelier and the problems faced by historians, whilst each artist is discussed in a critical profile that, taking into account the most recent academic research, acts a brief but up-to-date monograph.
Book Synopsis The da Vinci Legacy by : Jean-Pierre Isbouts
Download or read book The da Vinci Legacy written by Jean-Pierre Isbouts and published by Apollo Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death comes an immersive journey through five centuries of history to define the Leonardo mystique and uncover how the elusive Renaissance artist became a global pop icon. Virtually everyone would agree that Leonardo da Vinci was the most important artist of the High Renaissance. It was Leonardo who singlehandedly created the defining features of Western art: a realism based on subtle shading; depth using atmospheric effects; and dramatic contrasts between light and dark. But how did Leonardo, a painter of very few works who died in obscurity in France, become the internationally renowned icon he is today, with the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper the most visited artworks in the world, attracting nearly a billion visitors each year, and Salvator Mundi selling as the most expensive artwork of all time, for nearly half a billion dollars? This extraordinary volume, lavishly illustrated with 130 color images, is the first book to unravel these mysteries by diving deep into the art, literature, science, and politics of Europe from the Renaissance through today. It gives illuminating context to both Leonardo and his accomplishments; explores why Leonardo’s fame vastly overshadowed that of his contemporaries and disciples; and ultimately reveals why despite finishing very few works, his celebrity has survived, even thrived, through five centuries of history.
Author :Charles Donald O'Malley Publisher :Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press ISBN 13 : Total Pages :248 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Leonardo's Legacy by : Charles Donald O'Malley
Download or read book Leonardo's Legacy written by Charles Donald O'Malley and published by Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press. This book was released on 1969 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leonardo's Legacy written by Stefan Klein and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revered today as, perhaps, the greatest of Renaissance painters, Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist at heart. The artist who created the Mona Lisa also designed functioning robots and digital computers, constructed flying machines and built the first heart valve. His intuitive and ingenious approach--a new mode of thinking--linked highly diverse areas of inquiry in startling new ways and ushered in a new era. In Leonardo's Legacy, award-winning science journalist Stefan Klein deciphers the forgotten legacy of this universal genius and persuasively demonstrates that today we have much to learn from Leonardo's way of thinking. Klein sheds light on the mystery behind Leonardo's paintings, takes us through the many facets of his fascination with water, and explains the true significance of his dream of flying. It is a unique glimpse into the complex and brilliant mind of this inventor, scientist, and pioneer of a new world view, with profound consequences for our times.
Book Synopsis Leonardo da Vinci: Thoughts on Art & Life by : da Vinci Leonardo
Download or read book Leonardo da Vinci: Thoughts on Art & Life written by da Vinci Leonardo and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-29 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Leonardo da Vinci: Thoughts on Art & Life', the reader is given a glimpse into the mind of one of history's most renowned artists and inventors. Through a series of essays and reflections, da Vinci delves deep into his thoughts on the nature of art, creativity, and the human experience. His writing is characterized by a blend of scientific observation and artistic imagination, revealing a profound understanding of the interconnectedness of art and life. This book serves as a testament to da Vinci's genius and his enduring impact on the world of art and innovation. Leonardo da Vinci, known for his iconic works such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, was a true polymath whose interests ranged from painting and sculpture to engineering and anatomy. His insatiable curiosity and relentless pursuit of knowledge fueled his creative endeavors and laid the foundation for his groundbreaking contributions to multiple fields. 'Thoughts on Art & Life' offers readers an intimate look at the philosophical underpinnings of da Vinci's work, making it essential reading for anyone interested in art history, creativity, or the Renaissance period. I highly recommend 'Leonardo da Vinci: Thoughts on Art & Life' to art enthusiasts, history buffs, and anyone seeking inspiration from one of history's greatest minds. This book provides valuable insights into the artistic process and serves as a timeless reminder of the beauty and complexity of the human experience.
Book Synopsis Painters of Reality by : Andrea Bayer
Download or read book Painters of Reality written by Andrea Bayer and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2004 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Largely as a result of Leonardo's innovative work for the Sforza court in Milan, a rich vein of naturalism developed in North Italian art during the late fifteenth century. Questioning the strongly classicizing, idealized style dominant in areas south of the Apennines, artists in the region of Lombardy turned to an investigation of the natural world based on direct observation and adherence to strict visual truth. This heritage of realism continued to be of key importance for more than two hundred years, finding its greatest expression in the art of Caravaggio and eventually influencing the course of Baroque painting throughout Europe. Religious scenes, portraits, and landscapes were all transformed by this new naturalism, which also spurred an interest in still lifes and genre scenes as subjects for paintings. Painters of Reality, titled after an influential exhibition held in Milan more than fifty years ago, is the first study in English of this major aspect of Italian art. Reexamining the subject in light of copious subsequent scholarship, the authors of this volume contribute major essays that define and discuss naturalism as it appeared in both Lombard paintings and drawings. There is also a fresh consideration of the Northern Italian predecessors whose influence is apparent, either directly or indirectly, in the paintings of Caravaggio. More detailed discussions of the subject center on the precise elements that constituted Leonardo's "hypernaturalism"; the important schools of painting that arose in Brescia, Bergamo, Cremona, and Milan; and Caravaggio's most notable successors in northern Italy, who kept Lombard realism alive into the eighteenth century. Map, artists' biographies, bibliography, and index are also included" -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Download or read book Leonardo's Legacy written by Stefan Klein and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revered today as, perhaps, the greatest of Renaissance painters, Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist at heart. The artist who created the Mona Lisa also designed functioning robots and digital computers, constructed flying machines and built the first heart valve. His intuitive and ingenious approach - a new mode of thinking - linked highly diverse areas of inquiry in startling new ways and ushered in a new era. In Leonardo's Legacy, award-winning science journalist Stefan Klein deciphers the forgotten legacy of this universal genius and persuasively demonstrates that today we have much to learn from Leonardo's way of thinking. Klein sheds light on the mystery behind Leonardo's paintings, takes us through the many facets of his fascination with water, and explains the true significance of his dream of flying. It is a unique glimpse into the complex and brilliant mind of this inventor, scientist, and pioneer of a new world view, with profound consequences for our times.
Book Synopsis Leonardo's Legacy by : James S. Ackerman
Download or read book Leonardo's Legacy written by James S. Ackerman and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Legends of the Renaissance by : Charles River Editors
Download or read book Legends of the Renaissance written by Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-08 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes over 30 pictures of Leonardo, his work, and important people and places in his life. *Discusses Leonardo's most famous works, including the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, the Vitruvian Man, and more. *Includes quotes from Leonardo's Notebooks. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind." - Leonardo 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. In Charles River Editors' Legends of the Renaissance, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of the most important men and women of the Renaissance in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. 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." Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci chronicles Leonardo's amazing life and work, analyzing the lasting legacy he left across the arts and sciences. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events in his life, you will learn about Leonardo like you never have before, in no time at all.
Author :Trevor J. Fairbrother Publisher :University of Washington Press and Seattle Art Museum ISBN 13 : Total Pages :76 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Leonardo Lives by : Trevor J. Fairbrother
Download or read book Leonardo Lives written by Trevor J. Fairbrother and published by University of Washington Press and Seattle Art Museum. This book was released on 1997 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like other notebooks by Leonardo, the manuscript now known as the Codex Leicester was a working record of observations, experiments, and arguments. In it he rendered observations of natural phenomena in words, images, and diagrams. When Microsoft founder Bill Gates purchased the Codex Leicester in 1994, it made headlines around the world; this volume makes Leonardo's notebook accessible to everyone. The Codex Leicester is a product of Leonardo da Vinci's restless intellectual curiosity. By about 1508, when the Renaissance master began to work on this notebook, he had already painted his most acclaimed work, the Mona Lisa, and was working in Milan on the enigmatic Virgin and Child with Saint Anne. Both pictures feature meticulously painted landscape backgrounds that testify to Leonardo's study and scientific understanding of geology, weather, rivers, and mountains -- issues that he pursued in the Codex Leicester. Leonardo Lives explores the close relationship of art and science in Leonardo's work, but it also presents the variety of ways in which he has continued to inspire artists from the 16th century to the present.
Book Synopsis The Da Vinci Legacy Legacy by : Jean-Pierre Isbouts
Download or read book The Da Vinci Legacy Legacy written by Jean-Pierre Isbouts and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, only about fifteen works are reliably credited to Leonardo da Vinci, and most of these are in private collections, out of public view. What's more, in his own time Leonardo's reputation was vastly overshadowed by the work of his rivals, Raphael and Michelangelo, prompting him to spend his last years in France in relative obscurity. This, then, is the great mystery of Leonardo's legacy: if his tangible output was so limited, how was his radically innovative style inserted into the bloodstream of Italian art and Western painting as a whole? And how did his mystique as a solitary genius survive five centuries of European history, and continue to fascinate us in modern times? This book is the first to unravel this mystery by cutting a broad swath through the Renaissance, the Baroque, and Early Modern art, in an effort to discover how this elusive 16th century genius would exerted such an exceptional influence on Western civilization.
Download or read book The Last Leonardo written by Ben Lewis and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic quest exposes hidden truths about Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, the recently discovered masterpiece that sold for $450 million—and might not be the real thing. In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci’s small oil painting the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction. In the words of its discoverer, the image of Christ as savior of the world is “the rarest thing on the planet.” Its $450 million sale price also makes it the world’s most expensive painting. For two centuries, art dealers had searched in vain for the Holy Grail of art history: a portrait of Christ as the Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci. Many similar paintings of greatly varying quality had been executed by Leonardo’s assistants in the early sixteenth century. But where was the original by the master himself? In November 2017, Christie’s auction house announced they had it. But did they? The Last Leonardo tells a thrilling tale of a spellbinding icon invested with the power to make or break the reputations of scholars, billionaires, kings, and sheikhs. Ben Lewis takes us to Leonardo’s studio in Renaissance Italy; to the court of Charles I and the English Civil War; to Amsterdam, Moscow, and New Orleans; to the galleries, salerooms, and restorer’s workshop as the painting slowly, painstakingly emerged from obscurity. The vicissitudes of the highly secretive art market are charted across six centuries. It is a twisting tale of geniuses and oligarchs, double-crossings and disappearances, in which we’re never quite certain what to believe. Above all, it is an adventure story about the search for lost treasure, and a quest for the truth. Praise for The Last Leonardo “The story of the world’s most expensive painting is narrated with great gusto and formidably researched detail in Ben Lewis’s book. . . . Lewis’s probings of the Salvator’s backstory raise questions about its historical status and visibility, and these lead in turn to the fundamental question of whether the painting is really an autograph work by Leonardo.”—Charles Nicholl, The Guardian “As the art historian and critic Ben Lewis shows in his forensically detailed and gripping investigation into the history, discovery and sales of the painting, establishing the truth is like nailing down jelly.”— Michael Prodger, The Sunday Times
Book Synopsis Leonardo Da Vinci Master Draftsman by : Leonardo (da Vinci)
Download or read book Leonardo Da Vinci Master Draftsman written by Leonardo (da Vinci) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2003 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handsome book offers a unified and fascinating portrait of Leonardo as draftsman, integrating his roles as artist, scientist, inventor, theorist, and teacher. 250 illustrations.
Book Synopsis Leonardo da Vinci in His Own Words by : Caroline Kennon
Download or read book Leonardo da Vinci in His Own Words written by Caroline Kennon and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Readers will come to appreciate the genius of the inventor who devised early airplanes and helicopters more than 300 years before flying machines would be successfully developed! His paintings, sculptures, blueprints, notebooks, and other reminders of his legacy are well represented throughout this beautifully designed and well-researched book.
Author :Trevor J. Fairbrother Publisher :University of Washington Press and Seattle Art Museum ISBN 13 : Total Pages :84 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Leonardo Lives by : Trevor J. Fairbrother
Download or read book Leonardo Lives written by Trevor J. Fairbrother and published by University of Washington Press and Seattle Art Museum. This book was released on 1997 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like other notebooks by Leonardo, the manuscript now known as the Codex Leicester was a working record of observations, experiments, and arguments. In it he rendered observations of natural phenomena in words, images, and diagrams. When Microsoft founder Bill Gates purchased the Codex Leicester in 1994, it made headlines around the world; this volume makes Leonardo's notebook accessible to everyone. The Codex Leicester is a product of Leonardo da Vinci's restless intellectual curiosity. By about 1508, when the Renaissance master began to work on this notebook, he had already painted his most acclaimed work, the Mona Lisa, and was working in Milan on the enigmatic Virgin and Child with Saint Anne. Both pictures feature meticulously painted landscape backgrounds that testify to Leonardo's study and scientific understanding of geology, weather, rivers, and mountains -- issues that he pursued in the Codex Leicester. Leonardo Lives explores the close relationship of art and science in Leonardo's work, but it also presents the variety of ways in which he has continued to inspire artists from the 16th century to the present.
Book Synopsis Legends of the Renaissance: the Life and Legacy of Leonardo Da Vinci by : Charles River Charles River Editors
Download or read book Legends of the Renaissance: the Life and Legacy of Leonardo Da Vinci written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes over 30 pictures of Leonardo, his work, and important people and places in his life. *Discusses Leonardo's most famous works, including the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, the Vitruvian Man, and more. *Includes quotes from Leonardo's Notebooks. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind." - Leonardo 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. In Charles River Editors' Legends of the Renaissance, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of the most important men and women of the Renaissance in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. 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." Legends of the Renaissance: The Life and Legacy of Leonardo da Vinci chronicles Leonardo's amazing life and work, analyzing the lasting legacy he left across the arts and sciences. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events in his life, you will learn about Leonardo like you never have before, in no time at all.
Book Synopsis Leonardo Da Vinci by : Harrison Hughes
Download or read book Leonardo Da Vinci written by Harrison Hughes and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the incredible life and intellect of one of history's greatest geniuses with "Leonardo da Vinci: Genius of the Renaissance." Delve into the intriguing journey of a polymath whose intellect had no boundaries, as we unveil the mysteries of his unprecedented contributions to art, science, and philosophy. Experience the Renaissance through the eyes of Leonardo da Vinci, as we visit the colorful streets of Florence, the majestic courts of Milan, and the rich mansions of France. From his legendary paintings like the mysterious Mona Lisa to his futuristic plans for flying machines and war engines, learn the infinite creativity and innovative thought that made Leonardo a genuine Renaissance man. Uncover the mysteries of Leonardo's mind as we examine his remarkable scientific pursuits, from his pioneering studies of human anatomy to his visionary views on geology, botany, and hydrodynamics. Witness firsthand the continuing influence of his findings on industries as diverse as medicine, engineering, and astronomy, as we track the course of his legacy through the centuries. But Leonardo's creativity was not restricted to the field of science alone. Through his philosophical speculations and literary pursuits, we gain insight into the mind of a visionary thinker who dared to confront the customs of his day and to investigate the deepest secrets of life. "Leonardo da Vinci: Genius of the Renaissance" is more than simply a biography; it is a trip into the core of human creativity and intelligence. Join us as we explore the riddle of Leonardo da Vinci and find the timeless wisdom and eternal impact of one of history's most astonishing characters. Embark on an extraordinary expedition through the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci-a trip that will inspire, enlighten, and enchant readers of all ages. Experience the Renaissance as never before with "Leonardo da Vinci: Genius of the Renaissance."
