Bibliograph

Leonardo da Vinci, flights of the mind, Charles Nicholl

Type

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Leonardo da Vinci, flights of the mind, Charles Nicholl

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-580) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Leonardo da Vinci

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

62863807

Responsibility statement

Charles Nicholl

Sub title

flights of the mind

Summary

As the success of blockbusters like The Da Vinci Code shows, the incomparable and enigmatic Leonardo da Vinci continues to captivate. In this widely acclaimed biography, Charles Nicholl uncovers the man behind the myth of the "Renaissance master." Painter, sculptor, inventor, draftsman, anatomist<U+2014>Leonardo<U+2019>s life and career encompassed so many of the creative achievements that made his era spectacular. Nicholl skillfully captures it all while tracing his subject<U+2019>s journey from an illegitimate child in Tuscany to his service with some of the most powerful families of Renaissance Europe. Rich with historical background, packed with black-and-white and color illustrations, and utterly engaging, this is the definitive look at a figure whose genius reaches out to us through the centuries

Table Of Contents

Childhood: 1452-1466 -- Apprenticeship: 1466-1477 -- Independence: 1477-1482 -- New horizons: 1482-1490 -- At Court: 1490-1499 -- On the move: 1500-1506 -- Return to Milan: 1506-1513 -- Last years: 1513-1519

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Flights of the mind

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