Leonardo da Vinci : the flights of the mind
by
Nicholl, Charles.
Title
:
Leonardo da Vinci : the flights of the mind
Author
:
Nicholl, Charles.
ISBN
:
9780140296815
9780013184690
Personal Author
:
Nicholl, Charles.
Publication Information
:
London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2005.
Physical Description
:
xiv, 622 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
General Note
:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2004.
Contents
:
Part 1. Childhood: 1452-1466 -- Part 2. Apprenticeship: 1466-1477 -- Part 3. Independence: 1477-1482 -- Part 4. New horizons: 1482-1490 -- Part 5. At Court: 1490-1499 -- Part 6. On the move: 1500-1506 -- Part 7. Return to Milan: 1506-1513 -- Part 8. Last years: 1513-1519.
Abstract
:
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.
Personal Subject
:
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 (OCoLC)fst00033122
Subject Term
:
Artists -- Italy -- Biography.
Artists. (OCoLC)fst00817559
Geographic Term
:
Italy. (OCoLC)fst01204565
Genre
:
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168023691278 | 709.2 N611L 2005 | 1 |
| VC Sandton | General Books | 000108543 | NIC | 1 |