Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered
English
By (author): Carmen C. Bambach
A modern rethinking of the career and vision of one of the greatest artists of all time on the 500th anniversary of his death
The towering genius of Leonardo da Vinci (14521519) has been celebratedand remained undisputedfor hundreds of years. A groundbreaking, essential addition to scholarship, Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered continues this legacy while simultaneously reexamining the multifaceted artists life and work from the ground up. This authoritative, four-volume study marks the 500th anniversary of the great masters death with a sweeping, up-to-date portrait of Leonardo as he has never been seen before.
Internationally renowned Leonardo specialist Carmen C. Bambach unfurls new narratives, largely based on the most important, yet most misunderstood, body of evidence available: the artists drawings, paintings, and manuscripts. In the manner of a biographer, Bambach combs through contemporary documents and more than 4,000 surviving sheets of Leonardos notes and drawings to extract details about his development as an artist and thinker that have never before been suggested. Some 1,500 illustrations portray the staggering, spectacular legacy that Leonardo left behind on paper and canvas. Through Bambachs comprehensive research, Leonardo emerges as a figure who both embodies his era and completely transcends it, enduring as one of historys greatest artists, scientists, and inventors. See more
The towering genius of Leonardo da Vinci (14521519) has been celebratedand remained undisputedfor hundreds of years. A groundbreaking, essential addition to scholarship, Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered continues this legacy while simultaneously reexamining the multifaceted artists life and work from the ground up. This authoritative, four-volume study marks the 500th anniversary of the great masters death with a sweeping, up-to-date portrait of Leonardo as he has never been seen before.
Internationally renowned Leonardo specialist Carmen C. Bambach unfurls new narratives, largely based on the most important, yet most misunderstood, body of evidence available: the artists drawings, paintings, and manuscripts. In the manner of a biographer, Bambach combs through contemporary documents and more than 4,000 surviving sheets of Leonardos notes and drawings to extract details about his development as an artist and thinker that have never before been suggested. Some 1,500 illustrations portray the staggering, spectacular legacy that Leonardo left behind on paper and canvas. Through Bambachs comprehensive research, Leonardo emerges as a figure who both embodies his era and completely transcends it, enduring as one of historys greatest artists, scientists, and inventors. See more
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