Leonardo da Vinci

Reviews

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   Sarah alafandi – July 26, 2024

   Todavía no lo termino pero cada página es mejor que la anterior. Si eres fan de da Vinci, no dudes en leerlo porque te hará todavía más fan.Está muy fácil de digerir y súper bien explicado, sientes que te sumerges en el mundo de Leonardo

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   TB – July 26, 2024

   Though I’ve only read a third of the book thus far, the author is a skilled writer and keeps the reader engaged in the story. Furthermore, he did his research and referenced the ideas and concepts that he mentions throughout the chapters I read.

3. 

   Lista de Palavras – July 26, 2024

   This book is a true masterpiece. Very well written and the hardcover edition is great, high quality paper and print. One of the finest books I’ve ever read.

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   Anglolena – July 26, 2024

   This is one of the best books I have ever read: fascinating, fabulously well illustrated (every painting mentioned is illustrated on the page!), wide-ranging, complete, and chock full of interesting facts and observations about Leonardo’s world: the nature of his illegitimacy, the roles of his parents at different times in his life, the effects of his homosexuality (not many!), the nature of his apprenticeship and the innovations in painting that he worked out for himself (sfumato, e.g.) I LOVED how Isaacson completely disregarded any line between “art” and “science” (the so called two solitudes), and showed how Leonardo and his contemporaries used observation to inform both their paintings and sculptures, and their works of stagecraft and engineering. I also loved how patronage was described, how the various patrons courted Leonardo and his fellows, cut them slack, rewarded them, etc. etc. The economic context was brought in: the cost of keeping our hero in food, clothing and wine, for example. A masterpiece. Too bad the author has since wasted his time on a jerk like Elon Musk… though I may buy it in case he has worked some magic on that person.

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   Christina Smirnova – July 26, 2024

   Very well written. I am not very much into biograpfies, but after this book I decided to read other books of this author.