Leonardo Da Vinci
Book description
The full range of Leonardo's genius is revealed in this elegant book, which reproduces for the first time many unfamiliar drawings from the masters hand as well as more widely known works.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was arguably the greatest draftsman in the history of Western art. Best known as…
Why read it?
1 author picked Leonardo Da Vinci as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is my favorite book on drawings by Leonardo, with the best from his broad œuvre of head studies, figures, children, anatomy, plants, horses, mechanics, buildings, water dynamics, and aerial landscapes. The quality of the color reproductions is superb. The text is insightful with quotes from Leonardo. I love the silverpoint figure drawings with white chalk highlights on blue paper that Leonardo prepared himself. Leonardo’s understanding of anatomy, combined with the flesh-colored line of oxidized metal, make the figures leap from the page.
I was astonished to learn that Leonardo used black chalk under-drawing in his anatomical ink studies. The…
From Susan's list on the drawing techniques of great masters and great mistresses.
If you love Leonardo Da Vinci...
The Beatles and the 1960s
The Beatles are widely regarded as the foremost and most influential music band in history and their career has been the subject of many biographies. Yet the band's historical significance has not received sustained academic treatment to date. In The Beatles and the 1960s, Kenneth L. Campbell uses The…
Want books like Leonardo Da Vinci?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 69 books like Leonardo Da Vinci.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
2,356
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like Leonardo Da Vinci, you might also like...
Doctors at War
Doctors at War: The Clandestine Battle against the Nazi Occupation of France takes readers into the moral labyrinth of the Occupation years, 1940-45, to examine how the medical community dealt with the evil authority imposed on them. Anti-Jewish laws prevented many doctors from practicing, inspiring many to form secret medical…
Benghazi! A New History of the Fiasco that Pushed America and its World to the Brink
Benghazi: A New History is a look back at the enigmatic 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi, Libya, its long-tail causes, and devastating (and largely unexamined) consequences for US domestic politics and foreign policy. It contains information not found elsewhere, and is backed up by 40 pages of…
