Martin Kemp

Leonardo: Revised Edition

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ISBN 13:: 9780199583355
author:: Martin Kemp
format:: Paperback
publisher:: OUP Oxford
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2011
Pages:: 312
Dimensions:: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
Genre:: Art, Architecture & Photography
Condition:: New
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Leonardo Revised Edition explores what made this Renaissance man so special and explains the phenomenon of the world's most celebrated artistic genius. Martin Kemp offers exceptional insights into Leonardo's life, career, and work, revealing the 'real' meaning behind masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.

The famous notebooks are key to understanding Leonardo's success and genius, displaying his innovative and investigative nature. Over 20,000 pages of drawings and notes detail his incredible discoveries and inventions, from human anatomy to flying machines and giant crossbows. This updated edition includes two newly discovered works, the most important such discoveries in over a hundred years.

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