num_pages: 600
description: Based 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 careful observation and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive he pursued innovative studies of anatomy fossils birds the heart flying machines botany geology and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man made him history's most creative genius
language: English
title: Leonardo da Vinci
publisher: Simon & Schuster