Leonardo : Revised Edition - Martin Kemp

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Leonardo

Revised Edition

By: Martin Kemp

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Paperback | 6 October 2011

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320 Pages

Edition Type
Revised

Dimensions(cm)
19.7 x 13.1 x 1.6

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This fascinating exploration of Leonardo da Vinci's life and work identifies what it was that made him so unique, and explains the phenomenon of the world's most celebrated artistic genius who, 500 years on, still grips and inspires us.

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, humanity, and nature. The famous notebooks are the key to understanding the secret of Leonardo's success and genius, Kemp shows, as they clearly reveal the workings of his mind and display the truly innovative and investigative nature of his creative vision. In these notebooks, over 20,000 pages of drawings and notes detail his incredible discoveries and inventions--from the workings of the human eye to designs for flying machines and giant crossbows. Bringing the story up to the present day, Martin Kemp considers what he means to us today, investigates the "Leonardo industry," and speculates about what he would be doing if he were alive today.

This updated edition of Martin Kemp's best-seller is the first book on Leonardo to include two newly discovered works, the most important such discoveries in over a hundred years.

Industry Reviews

`Review from previous edition Leonardo seen from the inside out' The New Yorker `Excellent' Sunday Telegraph `orchestrates the available information effortlessly... [a] magisterial text' Lisa Jardine, Guardian `Illuminating' Peter Ackroyd, The Times `A succinct introduction... by one of the world's foremost authorities' Independent `filled with fresh thought... Kemp has succeeded at something that is possible only after years of reflection' Los Angeles Times `Excites the reader's admiration for the restless vitality of the man and his ideas' Washington Post Book World

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