Leonardo Da Vinci

Author Walter Isaacson
Rating
Price2495

Infinitely curious, easily distracted, vain and vegetarian, Leonardo is brought to vivid life in this accomplished biography.' - The SundayTimes.'an illuminating guide to the output of one of the last millennium's greatest minds.' - The Observerâ€˜the Renaissance genius brought to vivid lifeâ€™ - The Times'Isaacsonâ€™s scholarship is impressiveâ€”he cites not only primary sources but secondary materials by art critics, essayists, and da Vinciâ€™s other biographers. This is a monumental tribute to a titanic figure.' - Publisher's Weekly'To read this magnificent biography of Leonardo da Vinci is to take a tour through the life and works of one of the most extraordinary human beings of all time in the company of the most engaging, informed, and insightful guide imaginable. Walter Isaacson is at once a true scholar and a spellbinding writer. And what a wealth of lessons there are to be learned in these pages.' David McCulloughBased on thousands of pages from Leonardoâ€™s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardoâ€™s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy.

Publisher Simon & Schuster USA
Publication Date 17/10/2017
Number of Pages 624
Binding Paper Back
ISBN 9781471166785
Category Fiction , Biographics

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