Math and the Mona Lisa
Subtitle: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci
Publisher: Smithsonian
Published: April 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781588341716
Subjects: Cultural studies; Mathematics; Theory of art; Mona Lisa; General; Art and science; Science/Mathematics; Science; Art & Art Instruction; Leonardo,; Individual Artist; History - General; Criticism; History - Renaissance; da Vinci,; 1452-1519; 1452-1519.; Criticism and interpretation
First sentence: Late medieval and early Renaissance Italy witnessed many changes, including a revival of the mercantile economy, the emergence of a vernacular literature, and the first serious efforts to recover the classical tradition of learning.