Leonardo

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Martin Kemp offers us exceptional insights into what it was that made this Renaissance man so special, and the 'real' meaning behind such masterpieces as the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. Tracing Leonardo's career in all its variety, we learn of his unfulfilled dreams, relationships with powerful patrons, and the truth about his views on God, humans, and nature. The famous notebooks are the key to understanding the secret of Leonardo's success and genius, as they clearly reveal the workings of…

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Title Statements

Full title :Leonardo / Martin Kemp.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xx, 292 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780191630781, 0191630780
oclc:ocn774293845
LC Classification:N6923.L33
Dewey Decimal:709/.2

A strange career -- Looking -- Body and machine -- The living earth -- Telling tales -- Lisa's room, Leonardo's afterlife -- Gallery -- Leonardo's life in outline.