Léonard - Artist and Man of Science (Basic Art)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) filled entire notebooks with sketches, ideas, and theories. Today, he is considered not only one of the most extraordinary draughtsmen in art history but also a genius inventor who anticipated some of humanity's greatest discoveries centuries before they were realized.

From the smallest arteries of the human heart to the most distant constellations of the universe, everything was interconnected for Leonardo. His field of research encompassed philosophy, anatomy, geology, and mathematics; he studied the physical laws of optics, gravity, heat, and light, and even built a flying machine.

As a painter, Leonardo brought art out of the Middle Ages with works such as The Last Supper and the world-renowned Mona Lisa. He imbued the characters he depicted with a fascinating psychological depth that continues to draw crowds of art lovers to his masterpieces in Paris, Milan, Washington, London, and Rome.

This book presents Leonardo da Vinci's most important works and introduces an artist with endless curiosity, a feverish imagination, and exceptional technical skills, of whom it was said he had "not enough worlds to conquer and not enough lives to live" (Alan Woods).