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Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind
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In this engaging and thoroughly researched biography, Charles Nicholl uncovers the man behind the myth of the great Renaissance master. At times a painter, sculptor, inventor, draftsman, and anatomist, Leonardo’s life cannot easily be summarized. And yet, Nicholl skillfully traces the artist’s early days as an illegitimate child in Tuscany; his apprenticeship with Verrocchio in Florence; his service with some of the most powerful Renaissance families; his relationships with Michelangelo and Machiavelli; and his final days at the French royal court. In addition, Nicholl looks beyond the well-known stories of Leonardo’s famous masterpieces, and gives us a glimpse into the artist’s everyday life. We learn of Leonardo’s penchant for jokes, his fascination with flight, his obsessive note making, and even what he ate. Nicholl weaves these details together in a fascinating portrait that goes far towards revealing the enigmatic figure who continues to fascinate present-day readers.
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| Weight | 0.54 kg |
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| Dimensions | 2.8 × 13.72 × 21.59 cm |
| PubliCanadation City/Country | USA |
| Author(s) | |
| Format Old` | |
| Language | |
| Pages | 640 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2005-11-29 |
| Imprint | |
| ISBN 10 | 0143036122 |
| About The Author | Charles Nicholl is the author of nine books of history, biography, and travel, including the highly regarded The Reckoning. He has presented two documentaries for British television and has lectured in Britain, Italy, and the United States. |
"…Witty, penetrating and fetchingly romantic…. Charles Nicholl's Leonardo Da Vinci isn't merely a lovely book, it's Leonardoesque. Leonardo knew how to make drawings and paintings glow with lyrical mystery. At its best, Nicholl's book glows too. —The New York Times Book Review"[A] deeply researched, engaging and illuminating biography… masterfully woven together." The Washington Post |
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| Table Of Content | Author's NoteIntroduction: The Cooling of the SoupPart OneChildhood: 1452-1466BirthThe da VinciCaterina'My First memory . . .'At the MillSpeaking with AnimalsThe 'Madonna of the Snow'EducationPart TwoApprenticeship: 1466-1477The CityRenaissance MenAndrea's BottegaLearning the TradeSpectacularsOn the LanternFirst PaintingsThe DragonGinevraThe Saltarelli Affair'Companions in Pistoia'Part ThreeIndependence: 1477-1482Leonardo's StudioThe Hanged ManZoroastroThe Technologist'Poets in a Hurry'The MusicianSt. Jerome and the LionThe Gardens of the MediciThe AdorationLeavingPart FourNew Horizons: 1482-1490MilanExpatriates and ArtistsThe Virgin of the RocksWays of EscapeThe First NotebooksTall Tales, Small PuzzlesArchitectural ProjectsThe Moor's MistressThe Milanese StudioThe AnatomistThe Sforza HorseAt the Corte VecchiaPart FiveAt Court: 1490-1499Theatricals'Of shadow and light'Little DevilHunting BearsCasting the Horse'Caterina came . . .'Echoes of WarThe Making of the Last SupperThe 'Academy'Leonardo's Garden'Sell what you cannot take . . .'Part SixOn the Move: 1500-1506Mantua and VeniceBack in FlorenceThe Insistent MarchionessBorgiaAutumn in ImolaA Letter to the SultanMoving the RiverMistress LisaThe Anghiari Fresco (I)MichelangeloA Death and a JourneyThe Anghiari Fresco (II)The Spirit of the BirdPart SevenReturn to Milan: 1506-1513The Governor'Good day, Master Francesco . . .'Brothers at WarDissectionsBack in the StudioThe World and Its WatersFêtes MilanaisesLa CremonaThe 'Medical Schools'Chez MelziPortrait of the Artist at SixtyPart EightLast Years: 1513-1519Heading SouthAt the BelvedereThe Baptist and the BacchusThe DelugeSickness, Deception, MirrorsLast Visit to FlorenceMaistre LyenardThe Cardinal Calls'Night was chased away'The Great SeaNotesSourcesIllustrationsIndex |
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