{"product_id":"le-roman-de-leonard-de-vinci","title":"The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eHow did Leonardo da Vinci become the embodiment of creative genius? How did he live, love, and suffer?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eWith an attention to detail and an inspiration worthy of the greatest, Russian novelist Dmitri Merejkovski (1866-1941) draws us into the private life of a man for whom talent, perceived as a gift from God, is a true calling, which he embraces with his whole soul, refusing the temptations of money and vanity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eIt is from this extreme, painful fidelity that masterpieces emerge, offering a glimpse into a world where grace reigns. The artistic genius thus becomes a guide, an intermediary between the Creator and us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eIn this expansive and profound novelistic evocation, the Renaissance appears as the quintessence of all eras, the condensation of all passions, the endless reflection of the human universe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eFreud admired this work, where he discovered Vinci's famous childhood memory—a vulture descending on his cradle—which inspired one of his most celebrated essays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eA prodigiously vivid portrait of the great artist, this Novel of Leonardo da Vinci is also a masterpiece of 20th-century Russian literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57014038397253,"sku":"9782253113249","price":14.7,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1007\/1333\/3061\/files\/le-roman-de-leonard-de-vinci-2527148.jpg?v=1778592814","url":"https:\/\/legrimoireancien.com\/en\/products\/le-roman-de-leonard-de-vinci","provider":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","version":"1.0","type":"link"}