Thoughts on Art and Life
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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

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

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

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

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