Leonardo da Vinci

"He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history's most creative genius"-- Provided by publisher.

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What Made the Genius and Why He is Considered One submitted by sVfGI7Glt2pz7GZgVB90 on July 8, 2020, 6:03am The biography is fantastic. It takes you through the life of the history's most creative genius, showing and explaining his personal struggles simultaneously with offering an insight into the techniques he developed (smufato (as in the Monalisa), sketching, use of light, etc), an examination of his works and probable interpretations. A great painter, even if not constant with completing the works he was commissioned, a perturbed military engineer, a complex character and, without a doubt, a very talented and innovative individual.

Leonardo da Vinci submitted by maywang on July 16, 2021, 1:53pm What a genius. Without a doubt, one of history's most creative geniuses.

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