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He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The [bestselling biographer] brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Drawing on thousands of pages from Leonardo'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 Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity,...
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The life and work of the great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) have proved endlessly fascinating for generations. In Leonardo da Vinci, Sherwin Nuland completes his twenty-year quest to understand an unlettered man who was a painter, architect, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. What was it that propelled Leonardo's insatiable curiosity? Nuland finds clues in his subject's art, relationships,...
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Atriae
Pub. Date
c2004.
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English
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Tightly paced and atmospheric, The Secret Supper is a dazzling historical thriller with a unique vision of both Leonardo da Vinci's genius and his masterpiece -- which you will never look at in the same way again. Milan, 1497: Leonardo is completing The Last Supper. Pope Alexander VI is determined to execute him after realizing that the painting contains clues to a baffling -- and blasphemous -- message that he is driven to decode. The Holy Grail...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1991.
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English
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First published in France, Serge Bramly's acclaimed biography reveals Leonardo to be as complicated, seductive, and profoundly sympathetic as the figures he painted. Bramly spent five years gathering evidence to reconstruct the artist's life--from his early years as an illegitimate child to his death in the arms of the King of France.
11) Leonardo
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2004.
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English
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A true genius whose talents embraced painting, engineering, anatomy, and flight, Leonardo da Vinci was--and remains--an extraordinary human being, indeed one of the most intriguing figures in world history, as the recent success of The Da Vinci Code attests. Now, in this new biography, Martin Kemp explores the essential nature of this forever fascinating artist-engineer, both as an individual and as a historical phenomenon. How can we best understand...
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HarperCollins México, S. A
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[2021]
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Español
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Después de la muerte de Lorenzo de Medici en Italia se avecina una guerra ante la presencia del rey francés Carlos VIII, quien se ha apoderado del reino de Nápoles. Es 1493 y Ludovico Sforza, el Moro, es el regente de Milán. A pesar de la situación, Ludovico le pide a Leonardo da Vinci una escultura de su padre Francisco Sforza. El reto no es fácil pues, pese a la habilidad del genio, la fundición en bronce implica grandes desafíos. De improviso,...
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Time warp trio volume 14
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Viking
Pub. Date
c2004.
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English
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You probably know that Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. Did you know that he also invented an early version of a helicopter and a tank, and that he planned to execute the Time Warp Trio for spying on his inventions? Sam's bright idea to look for the inventor of the Book takes the guys to 15th century Italy to meet up with Leonardo. But it's going to take at least three more bright ideas, two magic tricks, and one great invention to get them...
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Black Dog & Leventhal
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c2005.
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English
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Throughout his life, Leonardo kepts dozens of notebooks. This book collects a variety of the most fascinating of these studies, revealing his insights and illustrating his ideas, experiments, and observations with hundreds of his original sketches, line drawings, and paintings.
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PBS
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[2020]
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English
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On the 500th anniversary of da Vinci's death, NOVA goes to Italy to explore his life and work. Then, in the basement of the Louvre, scientists and art restoration experts deploy cutting-edge technology to (digitally) peel back the layers of da Vinci's works. Ultimately, they'll reveal the impact of his science on his art and his art on his science.
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