Leonardo da Vinci
Subtitle: the flights of the mind
By: Charles Nicholl.
Contributors: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
Publisher: Allen Lane; Penguin Group; Gardners Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 622
Subjects: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.; Artists -- Italy -- Biography.; Scientists -- Italy -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Flights of the mind
Description: Leonardo da Vinci is the greatest and most multi-faceted of all the Renaissance artists, his oeuvre encompassing painting, science, philosophy and inventing. This book looks at the life of the complex genius that gave the world infamous works such as the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 568-580) and index.