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This richly illustrated biography explores the life and mind of Leonardo da Vinci, revealing how his restless curiosity transformed art, science, anatomy, mathematics, engineering, and natural philosophy. Drawing extensively on his notebooks, it traces the connections between his investigations and masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and the Vitruvian Man, while also considering his personal life, sexuality, ambitions, and the controversies surrounding works attributed to him. Rather than presenting genius as a single gift, the book portrays Leonardo’s creativity as the product of observation, experimentation, imagination, and an ability to see relationships where others saw separate disciplines. It offers an expansive portrait of a Renaissance polymath whose work continues to challenge the boundaries between artistic expression and scientific discovery.
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Simon & Schuster Audio
Published Oct 2, 2018
ISBN: 9781508267294
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First Published
2017
Language
eng
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