Thoughts On Art and Life, Leonardo Da Vinci
Thoughts On Art and Life, Leonardo Da Vinci
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Thoughts On Art and Life

Author: Leonardo Da Vinci

Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano And The Icon Ensemble

Unabridged: 4 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/28/2021


Synopsis

'Thoughts On Art and Life' by Leonardo Da Vinci is a fascinating collection of writings from the great polymath of the Italian Renaissance. There are sections covering the great man's thoughts on life, art, and science. The translator, Maurice Baring trawled the available manuscripts to distil da Vinci's writings on these subjects into a single, accessible tome, which will be of interest to students of da Vinci, the Renaissance, and the history of both art and science. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal

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ICON Intern Eden Garret Giuliano

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Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller 'Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney' and 'Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison'. Giuliano can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. He is also a well-known movie actor.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nelson on August 09, 2020

Li estas notas aquando da minha leitura da biografia "Leonardo" de Walter Isaacson no ano passado. Na altura nada aqui escrevi porque acalentei a ideia de aprofundar um pouco mais o meu conhecimento sobre Da Vinci. Contudo, como acabei utilizando o seu carácter como modelo para um dos fluxos de pers......more

Goodreads review by Vaishali on August 01, 2024

Fascinating read. Wasn’t aware that DaVinci had already surmised Newton’s Third Law, and had perhaps hundreds of inventions he refused to reveal for fear of them getting into the wrong hands. Quotes ————— “Men of worth naturally desire knowledge.” “I do not consider that men of coarse and boorish habi......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on April 14, 2022

If you had no preconception of Leonardo as a great genius and Renaissance man par excellence, you would not get that impression from this book. At one point early on, I think he says "in the future, men will communicate with one another at great distances," which is pretty impressive, but for the mos......more

Goodreads review by Keifer on July 27, 2011

Interesting and a good read, but Leonardo is a little too focused on explaining why painting is better than poetry, or sculpture, or other art forms.......more

Goodreads review by Buck on December 09, 2015

I'll level with you. I read this book because of Da Vinci's Demons. Don't think this a stab at culture or pretense or anything. That said, the book was surprisingly engaging, considering its age, and the fact that, between the ciphers and the terse, rambling tone, it was obviously never intended for......more