Leonardo Drawings - (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) by Leonardo Da Vinci (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Sixty splendidly reproduced black-and-white illustrations depict plants, landscapes, animals, battles, weapons, and human faces and figures. Studies for later works include <i>The Last Supper, </i>the Sforza monument, and many others.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Although Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists who ever lived, his career was marked by an unusually large number of uncompleted projects and by finished works that rapidly deteriorated. Nevertheless, his influence is undoubted, and his claim to greatness rests chiefly on his drawings, which have been carefully preserved in such locations as Windsor Castle, the Louvre, the Uffizi Gallery, and the British Museum.<br>This collection, excellently reproduced in black-and-white, is representative of Leonardo's various achievements in many drawing media. Among the selections are drawings of plants, landscapes, animals, battles, weapons, and the human face and figure, as well as studies for later paintings or sculpture: a full compositional study for <i>The Adoration of the Magi, </i> a study for the angel's head in <i>The Virgin of the Rocks, </i> studies of horses for the Sforza monument, studies for <i>The Last Supper, </i> studies for <i>The Battle of Anghiari, </i> and an early cartoon for <i>The Madonna with St. Anne.</i><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Although Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists who ever lived, his career was marked by an unusually large number of uncompleted projects and by finished works that rapidly deteriorated. Nevertheless, his influence is undoubted, and his claim to greatness rests chiefly on his drawings, which have been carefully preserved in such locations as Windsor Castle, the Louvre, the Uffizi Gallery, and the British Museum.<br>This collection, excellently reproduced in black-and-white, is representative of Leonardo's various achievements in many drawing media. Among the selections are drawings of plants, landscapes, animals, battles, weapons, and the human face and figure, as well as studies for later paintings or sculpture: a full compositional study for <i>The Adoration of the Magi, </i> a study for the angel's head in <i>The Virgin of the Rocks, </i> studies of horses for the Sforza monument, studies for <i>The Last Supper, </i> studies for <i>The Battle of Anghiari, </i> and an early cartoon for <i>The Madonna with St. Anne.<br></i>Dover (1980) original publication.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>One of the great geniuses of Western civilization, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is the true Renaissance man. In addition to his abundant artistic skills, he was a visionary scientist and mechanical engineer who theorized the development of flying machines and solar power.
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