Leonardo da Vinci: Complete Paintings and Drawings
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3836527014 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 700 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With full-bleed details of many paintings, the reader is able to inspect the subtlest facets of brushworks that came to revolutionize Art History.A further catalog of Leonardo's drawings arranges nearly 700 of his drawings by category (architecture, technical, proportion, cartography, etc) and showcases his fabulous observational finesse, from anatomical studies to architectural plans, from complex engineering designs to pudgy infant portrait
in 1995 with a dissertation on the working methods of Leonardo da Vinci. Since 1996 he has been Professor of Medieval and Modern Art at the University of Leipzig. Johannes Nathan studied art history at New York University and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, where he earned his Ph.D. . He is also the author of a postdoctoral treatise on motion and expression in the art of Leonardo da Vinci, published in 2010. He has p
"A Favorite in my Home Library" according to Danny. Superb reference book on Leonardo. Very well-researched, adding much interesting history to his life works. I also highly recommend the Michelangelo reference in a similar format. I enjoy using a page magnifier to see into images and techniques better. Lighted page magnifiers are great for detailed images.. "I love how large the illustrations are in this book" according to Madelyne Silvestre. I love how large the illustrations are in this book, this is a hardback book and it does add some weight to my bookshelf but it is well worth it.. Wonderful idea. I was able to take a look at the bio part of this set at my local library. After reading half of that book I knew I wanted to own my own copy. As an added plus it came with the drawings and notes book as a set. Wonderful idea.
Without it, one might have overlooked the dim crucifix on which St. –Tim Appelo. Jerome fixes his blazing gaze, and quite misunderstood the sexist Hippocratic delusions that inform The Sexual Act in Vertical Section: "A tube-like duct leads from the woman’s breasts to her womb, while the male organ is directly linked not only to the testicles but also…to the brain." (Zollner’s discussion of the erotic subtext of some of the artwork suggests that Leonardo's male passi