Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci Details
Leonardo da Vinci personified the Renaissance, the extraordinary age in which he lived. Best known as one of the world's greatest painters, he sketched the foundations for inventions that would not come to fruition for centuries.Born a bastard in a hillside village in northern Italy, Leonardo became the protégé of princes, popes, and kings. He mastered so many branches of science that scholars still debate whether he was greater as an anatomist, botanist, cartographer, engineer, geographer, or naturalist.Nevertheless, he died unhappy, believing he had failed to work the miracles of which he had dreamed. Here, from New York Times bestselling author Anna Abraham, is his extraordinary story.
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Reviews
This biography of da Vinci was very informative of his life in terms of where he stood in the context of his life, times and fellow artists. The author managed to fully cover his life without bogging down in a highly boring detailed discussion of the minutia. I found it a very nice overview with enough detail to satisfy my curiosity. I studied Leonardo in art school and yet learned some new things about him reading this book. Kudos!
