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Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) stands as a supreme icon in the history of Western civilization. With much of his work lost or unfinished, the key to his legacy is without doubt to be found in the enormous body of his extant drawings and accompanying manuscript notes. Famous for their beauty and technical virtuosity, Leonardo's drawings were avidly sought by collectors even during his lifetime. This handsome book offers a unified and fascinating portrait of Leonardo as a draftsman, integrating his diverse roles as an artist, scientist, inventor, theorist, and teacher. A chronological framework is also provided in order to shed light on his extraordinary life and career. The essays and entries—written by the world's leading Leonardo scholars—survey the wide variety of drawing types that Leonardo used and also examine a small group of works by artists critical to his artistic development in Florence and to his multifaceted activity in Milan. <p>Author Biography: Carmen C. Bambach is Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.<br> <br> This book is the catalogue for the first comprehensive international-loan exhibition of Leonardo's drawings in th

Author

Carmen C. Bambach; Alessandro Cecchi; Claire Farago; Varena Forcione; Martin Kemp; Anne-Marie Logan; Pietro C. Marani; Carlo Pedretti; Carlo Vecce; Franoise Viatte & Linda Wolk-Simon

Publisher

Conn. : Yale University Press ; Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300098785

Subjects

Art, Technology, Arts