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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 in this volume from his paintings and frescos, to detailed reproductions of his remarkable encrypted notebooks.|Leonardo Da Vinci is considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived, responsible for the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Madonna of the Carnation and Vitruvian Man. Leonardo was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer, and this captivating book provides the reader with a unique insight into the life and work of one of history's most intriguing figures. All of Leonardo Da Vinci's work is presented in this compact volume from his paintings and frescos, to detailed reproductions of his remarkable encrypted notebooks. As well as featuring each individual artwork, sections of each are shown in isolation to reveal incredible details for example, the different levels of perspective between the background sections of the Mona Lisa, and the disembodied hand in The Last Supper. 640 pages of colour artworks and photographs of Da Vinci's original notebooks, accompanied by fascinating biographical and historical details are here.Product Identifiers
PublisherDavid & Charles
ISBN-139780715324530
eBay Product ID (ePID)90894992
Product Key Features
Book TitleLeonardo Da Vinci: the Complete Works
AuthorLeonardo Da Vinci
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
Number of Pages640 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height152mm
Item Width118mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorLeonardo Da Vinci
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom