Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson is a detailed biographical inquiry into the life and works of perhaps the most famous artist in history. Throughout the biography, Walter Isaacson explores the character of Leonardo through his interdisciplinary approach to learning and invention in the areas of art, science, mathematics, engineering, anatomy, and more. The author uses evidence from Leonardo's personal notebooks and from his master works to explore the life and mind of this truly strange and wonderful genius. Walter Issacson's biography of Leondardo da Vinci examines themes of innate curiosity, the benefits of interdisciplinary thinking, the connection between obsession and art, and the power of observation.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Italian Painter, Scientist, and Mathematician 1452–1519
Leonardo da Vinci was born in the Italian town of Vinci. As a young boy, he showed a talent for painting. When he was 2...
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Leonardo Da Vinci
1452-1519
Italian artist and scientist whose insatiable curiosity and artistic and scientific imagination exemplify the genius of Renaissance humanism. Although primarily remembered ...
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Leonardo Da Vinci
1452-1519
Italian Painter and Inventor
Leonardo da Vinci was the quintessential figure of the Italian Renaissance, and one of the most versatile geniuses who ever lived. His artistic...
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Vinci, Leonardo Da (1452-1519)
Italian scientist and artist
A true Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, inventor, scientist, architect, engineer, mathematician, astronomer, and philosophe...
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Leonardo Da Vinci(1452–1519)
Leonardo da Vinci, the Florentine artist, scientist, and inventor, was born at Vinci in Tuscany, the natural son of a notary, and died near Amboise, France. At his ...
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Title: The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, Volume 2
Author: Leonardo Da Vinci
Release Date: January, 2004 [EBook #4999] [Yes,
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LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
General remarks on perspective (40—­41).—­The
elements of perspective:—­of the point (42—­46).—­Of
the line (47—­48).&mda...
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LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
General remarks on perspective (40—­41).—­The
elements of perspective:—­of the point (42—­46).—­Of
the line (47—­48).&mda...
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist. He was one of the greatest minds of the Italian Renaissance, and his influence on the painting of th...
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Often hailed as the archetypal Renaissance Man, a creative genius equally adept at art, engineering, architecture, and invention, Leonardo da Vinci is still perhaps best known for paintings such as th...
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Leonardo da Vinci has been called one of the world's few universal geniuses because of his knowledge and abilities in so many different areas of intellectual and artistic pursuit. While perhaps best k...
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Leonardo da Vinci is regarded as the model Renaissance Man whose endeavors reflect his accomplishment in a variety of artistic and scientific disciplines. While best known for his paintings Mona Lisa ...
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Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452, the illegitimate son of a Florentine notary, Ser Piero da Vinci, and an unmarried Tuscan peasant girl, Caterina. Raised by his father's grandparents and an uncle in...
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A true Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, inventor, scientist, architect, engineer, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. Although centuries after his death Leonardo remains known...
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On April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy, at three o'clock in the morning, Antonio da Vinci, Leonardo's grandfather, took out his small leather-bound volume, at the age of eighty, for the last time. Recor...
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Leonardo da Vinci
April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519
Leonardo da Vinci's real name was "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci", which means "Leonardo, son of Piero, from Vinci." Leonardo da Vinci was one of the...
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Leonardo di Vinci's genius is best described as a combination of: creativity, and occasional stubbornness with strong intellect. Therefore, unlike other genius', Leonardo's aura should not necessarily...
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Leonardo Da Vinci was born April 14, 1452, in a small town of Vinci not far from Florence in France. His father took Leonardo under his wing while his mother moved to a neighboring town. Growing up ...
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The Renaissance period was a time of rebirth, a time when people realized their world wasn't all about work and labor. During this time period, where old wisdom incorporated with new ideas became the ...
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Leonardo was born in 1452 in the small town of Vinci. In the 1460 the family decided to settle in Florence, where Leonardo was given the best education that Florence could offer. In about 1466 he was...
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During the Middle Ages, secular literature was lost in Europe. There were still monasteries that held classical texts, but the vast majority of Europeans were never exposed to these works. Instead, th...
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With the passing of centuries Leonardo da Vinci (born ~Florence, 1452-1519) has lost none of his fascination as one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, a period when art was considered to have...
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According to Jean Jacque Rousseau, "The world of reality has its limits the world of imagination is boundless." By this, Rousseau indicates that without imagination, life would not be as ideal as it i...
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Leonardo da Vinci
1452-1519
On April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy, at three o'clock in the morning, Antonio da Vinci, Leonardo's grandfather, took out his small leather-bound volume, at the age of eigh...
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On April 15, 1452 at Vinci Italy a boy was born which brought a huge change to the world. His name was Leonardo Da Vinci. His father was a huge wealthy land owner and his mother used to be a peasant g...
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Leonardo Da Vinci lived during the period of history called the Renaissance, meaning a rebirth or new quest for knowledge. As well as painting, and sculpture, he also studied mathematics, anatomy, bot...
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is considered one of the greatest artists and scientists ever to step foot on our planet. His abilities and capabilities were so great and yet at the same time so varied ...
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In Leonardo da Vinci's paintings there are clues that reveal hidden messages. At first glance, his paintings may seem just like normal paintings, but at second glance they are not that simple. For ex...
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Leonardo Da Vinci expresses his religious beliefs through his paintings which have been world known and even so today become a major attraction which depicts the values and morals of the Christian rel...
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Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15,1452, in a small Tuscan town of Vinci, near Florence. Leonardo was the son of a wealthy Florentine notary named Vincier Piero and a peasant woman named Caterin...
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