Da Vinci's ghost : genius, obsession, and how Leonardo created the world in his own image /
Lester, Toby.
Da Vinci's ghost : genius, obsession, and how Leonardo created the world in his own image / Genius, obsession, and how Leonardo created the world in his own image Toby Lester. - 1st Free press hardcover ed. - New York : Free Press, 2012. - xv, 275 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-254) and index.
Prologue. 1490 -- Body of empire -- Microcosm -- Master Leonardo -- Milan -- The artist-engineer -- Master builders -- Body and soul -- Portrait of the artist -- Epilogue. Afterlife.
Journalist and storyteller Toby Lester brings Vitruvian Man to life, resurrecting the ghost of an unknown Leonardo. Populated by a colorful cast of characters, including Brunelleschi of the famous Dome, "Da Vinci's Ghost" opens up a surprising window onto the artist and philosopher himself and the tumultuous intellectual and cultural transformations he bridged.
9781439189238 1439189234
2011027966
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Vitruvian man.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 --Criticism and interpretation.
Biography & autobiography--artists, architects, photographers.
Biografía y autobiografía--Artistas, arquitectos, fotógrafos.
20150300
B NC 257 / L642d 2012
741.092
Da Vinci's ghost : genius, obsession, and how Leonardo created the world in his own image / Genius, obsession, and how Leonardo created the world in his own image Toby Lester. - 1st Free press hardcover ed. - New York : Free Press, 2012. - xv, 275 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-254) and index.
Prologue. 1490 -- Body of empire -- Microcosm -- Master Leonardo -- Milan -- The artist-engineer -- Master builders -- Body and soul -- Portrait of the artist -- Epilogue. Afterlife.
Journalist and storyteller Toby Lester brings Vitruvian Man to life, resurrecting the ghost of an unknown Leonardo. Populated by a colorful cast of characters, including Brunelleschi of the famous Dome, "Da Vinci's Ghost" opens up a surprising window onto the artist and philosopher himself and the tumultuous intellectual and cultural transformations he bridged.
9781439189238 1439189234
2011027966
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Vitruvian man.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 --Criticism and interpretation.
Biography & autobiography--artists, architects, photographers.
Biografía y autobiografía--Artistas, arquitectos, fotógrafos.
20150300
B NC 257 / L642d 2012
741.092