The Story of Leonardo Da Vinci 500 Years After His Death.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pierucci, Antone.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.

Leonardo.

Artists--Italy--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ocala, FL : Atlantic Publishing Group, 2018.

Summary:

A quick internet search will yield results of Leonardo da Vinci's legendary paintings; the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper; and you might even catch a glimpse of his well-known sketches of machines; human bodies; and animals. However; there's so much more to da Vinci than his paintings and drawings.This 16th-century Italian man embodied the Renaissance spirit -- he was intensely interested in everyone and everything. His curiosity spanned every discipline; from geometry to anatomy to the link between art and science.500 years ago was a time of insight; of investigation; and in this sense; da Vinci fit in perfectly. However; in another sense; he didn't belong at all -- he was a loner living in his own world. An illegitimate child with 17 half-siblings; Leonardo also shrouded himself in secrecy. He wrote in a mirror script; meaning that you could only understand what he had written by holding it up to a mirror. He believed that we all have potential to do amazing things; but he also had lots of unfinished projects and struggled with lifelong self-doubt. Delve in to these pages to find out why Leonardo di Ser Piero d'Antonio di Ser Piero di Ser Guido da Vinci -- yes; this was his full name -- was as mysterious as his painting of Mona Lisa's famous smile.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1

The World of Leonardo

What's in a Name?

The da Vinci in Florentine Society: Posh or Not?

The Making of Leonardo's Florence

Making Money the Florentine Way

The Foundation of Leonardo's World

Chapter 2

The Childhood of Leonardo

Growing Up in and Around Vinci

Leonardo: The Budding Artist

Chapter 3

Leonardo the Apprentice

Culture Shock

Learning the Ropes

Finally! Learning to Paint - Almost

Andrea's Studio: The Place to Be

Chapter 4

A Youth in Florence

The Medici: A Florentine Powerhouse

Leonardo's First Encounter

Poodles, Portraits, and Professional Credentials

A Rough Start

Assassinations

Chapter 5

New Beginnings

New Friends, New Horizons

Leonardo and Lorenzo

Final Straw

A New Adventure

A Whole New World

Chapter 6

Leonardo in Milan

The City of St. Ambrose

A Recipe for Success

Leonardo and Ludovico

Getting Settled

Flights of Fancy

Leonardo the Engineer - Almost

"Give Thanks . . . to the Genius and Hand of Leonardo"

Chapter 7

Leonardo the Celebrity

The Sforza Horse

Leonardo Sets up Shop Again

Interlude: The Vitruvian Man

Completing the Sforza Horse: Almost

Dreams Melt Away

From the Ashes: The Last Supper

Chapter 8

Leonardo on the Move

The Luxury of Mantua and the Canals of Venice

Homecoming

Fame in Florence

Mona Lisa

Dueling Painters: Leonardo and Michelangelo

Death and a Homecoming

Thinking of Flight

Chapter 9

Leonardo and the French

Oui Oui, mon ami

Bad Blood

Back in Milan: Out with the Old and in with the New

Trading a Paintbrush for a Scalpel

Clouds on the Horizon

Chapter 10

Final Travels

Familiar Names

The Eternal City

Fruit from the Rotten Tree

Papal Troubles

Reconciliation

A Way Out.

Final Trip

Chapter 11

Leonardo's Legacy

The Fate of his Friends

Leonardo's Fame

Author's Note

Glossary

Leonardo's Timeline

Timeline of Paintings and Drawings

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781620234266

1620234262

OCLC:

1089604545