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Leonardo. The Complete Drawings
The deftness of da Vinci: The drawings of Art History's master genius One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci remains the quintessential Renaissance genius. Creator of the world's most famous paintings, this scientist, artist, philosopher, inventor, builder, and mechanic epitomized the great flowering of human consciousness that marks his era. Leonardo da Vinci - The Graphic Work features top-quality reproductions of 663 of Leonardo's drawings, from anatomical studies to architectural plans, from complex engineering designs to pudgy infant portraits. The overwhelming majority of the drawings, more than half of which were provided by the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle, are presented in full-page format. Delve in and delight in the delicate finesse of one of the most talented minds, and hands, in history.
768 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Frank Zöllner
46 books38 followersFrank Zöllner (born 26 June 1956 in Bremen) is a German art historian and professor.
Zöllner studied history of art from 1977 to 1981. In 1983-1985 he was an 'Aby Warburg Fellow' in the Warburg Institute, in London. After his 1987 graduation took place at the University of Hamburg he worked from 1988 to 1992 as a research assistant at the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome.
Zöllner has since 1996 been a professor of medieval and modern art history at the University of Leipzig.
Zöllner studied history of art from 1977 to 1981. In 1983-1985 he was an 'Aby Warburg Fellow' in the Warburg Institute, in London. After his 1987 graduation took place at the University of Hamburg he worked from 1988 to 1992 as a research assistant at the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome.
Zöllner has since 1996 been a professor of medieval and modern art history at the University of Leipzig.
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January 31, 2016
There are two ways in which think about genius that are wrong. This beautiful book, with its profusion of illustrations of da Vinci's graphic work, shows why. First, we think of genius as something in isolation; something that one person does. In fact, as the drawings show, da Vinci drew relentlessly to model out the molds, scaffolds, and preparation necessary to complete his large-scale works. They were team-driven, not solo performances. Da Vinci had to think out how the teamwork would go beforehand.
Second, many of these drawings -- most -- are practice. Rehearsal. Tryouts. First attempts. We think of genius as easy (if emotionally tortured) in the sense that the genius gets it right the first time. What this book shows is that da Vinci practiced, relentlessly.
And what a mindbending book it is. Because he is a genius, da Vinci's practices are worthy of study. Some are magnificent, all are impressive, and his sheer determination to get it right shows what genius really takes. Here are drawings of heads, hands, feet, bodies, animals, parts of animals, people in conversation, people fighting, people working, people doing everything under the sun. My favorite is the study of one person blowing a very long trumpet in someone else's ear. Now that's the kind of practice I could get behind.
Every artist of any kind and any pretension should own this book for the inspiration and model it provides.
Second, many of these drawings -- most -- are practice. Rehearsal. Tryouts. First attempts. We think of genius as easy (if emotionally tortured) in the sense that the genius gets it right the first time. What this book shows is that da Vinci practiced, relentlessly.
And what a mindbending book it is. Because he is a genius, da Vinci's practices are worthy of study. Some are magnificent, all are impressive, and his sheer determination to get it right shows what genius really takes. Here are drawings of heads, hands, feet, bodies, animals, parts of animals, people in conversation, people fighting, people working, people doing everything under the sun. My favorite is the study of one person blowing a very long trumpet in someone else's ear. Now that's the kind of practice I could get behind.
Every artist of any kind and any pretension should own this book for the inspiration and model it provides.
November 3, 2019
This compendium allows for an overview of Da Vinci's graphic opus in a way that is difficult to find elsewhere (for example online). The systematic division into sixteen areas gives a rough mental guide to his interests and work. Here is the list followed by my personal favourites in parenthesis; the numbers next to the illustration titles indicate the index in the catalogue as displayed in this book.
0. Perfecting the art of drawing (5. Perspective for Adoration),
1. Drawings and sketches for surviving or documented paintings,
2. Studies for equestrian monuments and horses (87. Horse on blue paper; 98. Horse torso in white on blue; 109. Horses, cat, dragon),
3. Drawings of human figures, animals and monsters (155. Study of hands and arms),
4. Drapery studies (fascinating),
5. Profile studies, character heads and grotesques (191. Warrior with Helmet; 202. Bust of Older Man; 213. Self-Portrait),
6. Proportion drawings (246. Vetruvian Man),
7. Anatomical drawings (248. Study of Horse),
8. Allegories, emblems and pictographs (p.422 "O human misery—how many things you must serve for money."; 378. Young man on horse; 399. Neptune and seahorses; 405. Allegory),
9. Plant studies (411. Study of Lily),
10. Studies of landscapes, water and "natural catastrophes",
11. Drawings of maps and plans,
12. Architectural studies (481. Study for Cupola of Milans; 505. Study for a Fortress),
13. Engineering and machinery studies (526. Unwinding Spring; 533. Raising a Beam; 536. Volute Gear; 554. Machine for Manufacturing Rope),
14. Studies for military Equipment (573. Machine with Sixteen Crossbows; 574. Treadwheel; 580. Scythed Chariot; 588-590. Studies of Halberds; 591. Shrapnel Mortar; 592. Row of Four Mortars),
15. Studies of flying machines and bird flight,
16. Studies on light and shade (659. Intersecting Pyramidal Beams).
It's a lot to handle at once. But it's all worth handling at least once.
0. Perfecting the art of drawing (5. Perspective for Adoration),
1. Drawings and sketches for surviving or documented paintings,
2. Studies for equestrian monuments and horses (87. Horse on blue paper; 98. Horse torso in white on blue; 109. Horses, cat, dragon),
3. Drawings of human figures, animals and monsters (155. Study of hands and arms),
4. Drapery studies (fascinating),
5. Profile studies, character heads and grotesques (191. Warrior with Helmet; 202. Bust of Older Man; 213. Self-Portrait),
6. Proportion drawings (246. Vetruvian Man),
7. Anatomical drawings (248. Study of Horse),
8. Allegories, emblems and pictographs (p.422 "O human misery—how many things you must serve for money."; 378. Young man on horse; 399. Neptune and seahorses; 405. Allegory),
9. Plant studies (411. Study of Lily),
10. Studies of landscapes, water and "natural catastrophes",
11. Drawings of maps and plans,
12. Architectural studies (481. Study for Cupola of Milans; 505. Study for a Fortress),
13. Engineering and machinery studies (526. Unwinding Spring; 533. Raising a Beam; 536. Volute Gear; 554. Machine for Manufacturing Rope),
14. Studies for military Equipment (573. Machine with Sixteen Crossbows; 574. Treadwheel; 580. Scythed Chariot; 588-590. Studies of Halberds; 591. Shrapnel Mortar; 592. Row of Four Mortars),
15. Studies of flying machines and bird flight,
16. Studies on light and shade (659. Intersecting Pyramidal Beams).
It's a lot to handle at once. But it's all worth handling at least once.
December 5, 2018
Vol. 2 de 2
Partindo da iniciativa da Taschen, a melhor editora de arte da actualidade, para criar uma grande obra dedicada a Leonardo, surgiu a presente obra, Leonardo Da Vinci, 1452-1519. A autoria ficou a cabo de Frank Zöllner, historiador de arte alemão, especialista no Renascimento italiano, investigador da Bibliotheca Hertziana - Instituto Max Planck de História da Arte, em Roma, e da Universidade de Leipzig.
A obra encontra-se dividida em dois volumes, o primeiro contém uma análise detalhada, sob o ponto de vista conceptual, artístico e biográfico, não só de todas as pinturas exclusivamente de Da Vinci bem como daquelas em que apenas participou em colaboração com outros pintores, inclusive as telas a cargo dos discípulos do seu atelier que se sabem ter sido supervisionadas e/ou parcialmente desenvolvidas por Leonardo. O segundo volume, é dedicado ao estudo do imenso manancial que é a colecção de cadernos manuscritos do artista, dividido em capítulos dedicados aos seus estudos paralelos de engenharia, arquitectura, anatomia, geologia, astronomia, matemática, botânica e estudos do belo e do feio.
Partindo da iniciativa da Taschen, a melhor editora de arte da actualidade, para criar uma grande obra dedicada a Leonardo, surgiu a presente obra, Leonardo Da Vinci, 1452-1519. A autoria ficou a cabo de Frank Zöllner, historiador de arte alemão, especialista no Renascimento italiano, investigador da Bibliotheca Hertziana - Instituto Max Planck de História da Arte, em Roma, e da Universidade de Leipzig.
A obra encontra-se dividida em dois volumes, o primeiro contém uma análise detalhada, sob o ponto de vista conceptual, artístico e biográfico, não só de todas as pinturas exclusivamente de Da Vinci bem como daquelas em que apenas participou em colaboração com outros pintores, inclusive as telas a cargo dos discípulos do seu atelier que se sabem ter sido supervisionadas e/ou parcialmente desenvolvidas por Leonardo. O segundo volume, é dedicado ao estudo do imenso manancial que é a colecção de cadernos manuscritos do artista, dividido em capítulos dedicados aos seus estudos paralelos de engenharia, arquitectura, anatomia, geologia, astronomia, matemática, botânica e estudos do belo e do feio.
October 29, 2023
Ludstvo si ani nevsimlo, ale velky skok pre Lubosa! 100 precitanych knih na GoodReads! 🤣
Okrem toho, ze je toto moja sta kniha, tak zaroven je toto asi aj moja najdlhsie citana kniha (2 roky a 2 mesiace). Na moju obhajobu, je to najkompletnejsia zbierka Leonardovych prac vobec a ma to fakt vela stran. Obrazky som sa snazil nie len pozriet si, ale ich aj navnimat, tak to bolo nadlho.
Je trochu skoda, ze sprievodny text je vzdy len na zaciatku kapitoly. Mohol byt aj jednotlivo pri kazdom obrazku, ktoreho sa tykal. Zaroven, niektore Da Vinciho obrazky obsahovali aj vela textu, ktory bol pre mna necitatelny. Leonardo jednak pisal zrkadlovo a jednak v jazyku, ktory neovladam, takze by bolo fajn, keby tie texty boli prelozene.
Okrem toho, ze je toto moja sta kniha, tak zaroven je toto asi aj moja najdlhsie citana kniha (2 roky a 2 mesiace). Na moju obhajobu, je to najkompletnejsia zbierka Leonardovych prac vobec a ma to fakt vela stran. Obrazky som sa snazil nie len pozriet si, ale ich aj navnimat, tak to bolo nadlho.
Je trochu skoda, ze sprievodny text je vzdy len na zaciatku kapitoly. Mohol byt aj jednotlivo pri kazdom obrazku, ktoreho sa tykal. Zaroven, niektore Da Vinciho obrazky obsahovali aj vela textu, ktory bol pre mna necitatelny. Leonardo jednak pisal zrkadlovo a jednak v jazyku, ktory neovladam, takze by bolo fajn, keby tie texty boli prelozene.
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November 28, 2020Browsed only... groups da Vinci's pen-and-ink sketches and tempura paintings according to common motifs, such as anatomy, drapery, architecture, machine and bird studies
January 21, 2018
A very comprehensive look at Da Vinci's artistry and a look at his biography.
November 4, 2018
Very interesting information about Leonardo da Vinci and his work.
June 26, 2015
The first volume of this collection, which deals with Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings, is one which I found surprisingly slim. I fully expected that an artist of Da Vinci's fame would have a large body of work, but in fact the list of paintings attributed definitively to him is not very long at all. According to the author, as well as contemporary sources, Da Vinci was a notoriously slow-working painter and at many points in his life actually gave up the brush entirely to work on other projects. (I fully expect to see a much fuller catalogue of pieces in volume 2, since it has a much lengthier page count than volume 1). That being said, considering the passage of time and the delicate nature of paintings (especially those in tempera, which dissolves quite readily in water), it is likely that some works have been lost - some in fact can be surmised by written records and by copies attributed to the style/composition/studio of Da Vinci. EVen with only a small oeuvre of works to peruse, I was quite impressed by Da VInci's techniques, especially the of layering thin glazes of oil paint and his wonderful compositions. I would not be at all surprised if the contemporary rumours that his master had in fact given up painting in the wake of his pupil's overshadowing talent are true, since Da Vinci was clearly a master (albeit an unwilling one it seems) of his trade.
In comparison to volume 1, the second book in this set is a touch underwhelming. Sure, the presentation is still top-notch, and I was quite impressed by the author’s care to organization (seriously, the amount of messy compilations drives me crazy), but the reproductions seemed a bit off. Maybe I’ve just seen too many false representations of Da Vinci’s work in films, but the quality of the reproductions was obviously affected by poor preservation (blame the ages and non-careful curators) or un-enhanced reproductions. I can’t definitely see how Da Vinci’s talent developed from sketch to superb painting though, as his sketches clearly show an avid student and practitioner of his chosen craft. What was most surprising, considering that the subject of all of his paintings was either religious, portraiture, or battled, was the range of drawings he produced. During the Renaissance, the focus on art production was limited to these three areas (landscape painting hadn’t yet become marketable, much less more graphic/abstract subjects), so it is really no surprise that Leonardo was not able to paint these subjects for commission, yet clearly he had no interest in limiting himself to the modes of his age. Experiments in landscape subjects (utilized innovatively in the background of his paintings, which set him apart from his peers), medical topography (which would become a major subject as medicine advanced), studies of common man (which were in turn harnessed into Biblical scenarios), and mechanical inventions showed his range of mind. If only Leonardo had been born a few centuries later, I am sure that he would have been a great innovator and would have relished the freedoms of the modern world of art, architecture, and mechanical experimentation.
In comparison to volume 1, the second book in this set is a touch underwhelming. Sure, the presentation is still top-notch, and I was quite impressed by the author’s care to organization (seriously, the amount of messy compilations drives me crazy), but the reproductions seemed a bit off. Maybe I’ve just seen too many false representations of Da Vinci’s work in films, but the quality of the reproductions was obviously affected by poor preservation (blame the ages and non-careful curators) or un-enhanced reproductions. I can’t definitely see how Da Vinci’s talent developed from sketch to superb painting though, as his sketches clearly show an avid student and practitioner of his chosen craft. What was most surprising, considering that the subject of all of his paintings was either religious, portraiture, or battled, was the range of drawings he produced. During the Renaissance, the focus on art production was limited to these three areas (landscape painting hadn’t yet become marketable, much less more graphic/abstract subjects), so it is really no surprise that Leonardo was not able to paint these subjects for commission, yet clearly he had no interest in limiting himself to the modes of his age. Experiments in landscape subjects (utilized innovatively in the background of his paintings, which set him apart from his peers), medical topography (which would become a major subject as medicine advanced), studies of common man (which were in turn harnessed into Biblical scenarios), and mechanical inventions showed his range of mind. If only Leonardo had been born a few centuries later, I am sure that he would have been a great innovator and would have relished the freedoms of the modern world of art, architecture, and mechanical experimentation.
October 3, 2015
Finally I have finished reading it (or to be honest skimming/skipping it).
The writing in the book was too much for, I felt that my head was turned in all directions because of all the description that was mentioned in it. Now, don't get me wrong, I love art and everything and I did buy this volume for the sole purpose in getting to know more about Leonardo Da Vinci's life and about his art, it's just that the description I felt that it was making me get away from the book and not wanting to read it.
But all of the Art, Sketches and the Paintings were just Fascinating and Fabulous and it showed why Leonardo Da Vinci's name isn't forgotten and will not be forgotten any time soon.
The writing in the book was too much for, I felt that my head was turned in all directions because of all the description that was mentioned in it. Now, don't get me wrong, I love art and everything and I did buy this volume for the sole purpose in getting to know more about Leonardo Da Vinci's life and about his art, it's just that the description I felt that it was making me get away from the book and not wanting to read it.
But all of the Art, Sketches and the Paintings were just Fascinating and Fabulous and it showed why Leonardo Da Vinci's name isn't forgotten and will not be forgotten any time soon.
April 10, 2019
¡Me parece un gran libro! Me lo compré en Madrid cuando fui en febrero mega pillado porque la editorial es muy buena y el libro me parecía a muy buen precio para la edición y todas las láminas que lleva dentro. Creo que es una de las mejores compras y 'lecturas' que podría haber hecho
November 14, 2016
Amazing book for inspiration on sketching
January 16, 2018
Wonderful!
August 4, 2020
To-do full review:
Overall, great collection of drawings from one of the masters. Go get it now.
+++ What an amazing ability to draw!
+++ Excellent collection of drawings made by Leonardo da Vinci, starting in the early 1470s (around age 20) and until the late 1510s (late 60s). Over 350 plates, many scaled sufficiently to show the core elements to the naked eye.
+++ Chapter 1 presents sketches of documented paintings. The adoration of the magi, commissioned around 1481 and never completed, is represented through many sketches.
+++ Chapter 2 presents drawings related to horses, including horseriding heroes. Extraordinary detail - Leonardo was one of the first to get horses right.
++ Chapter 3 focuses on a mix of drawings, from human figure to animals and even monsters. Interesting to see his technique evolve.
+ Chapter 4 focuses on drawings of drapes and robes. This was one of the typical exercises and tasks in the apprenticeship done in Verrocchio's studio. Early work, but already an eye for light and shadow. (Some drawings are what we call today photorealistic.) Bit short.
+++ Chapter 5 focuses on the human figure, where Leonardo excelled at both realistic and grotesque (today we say cartoonish) approaches.
+++++ Chapter 6, on proportions in drawing especially the human figure, is outstanding. The features seem natural, even those that are compressed on one axis (presumably, to fit his structure of annotated proportions).
+++++ Chapter 7, his anatomical drawings, is outstanding. That Leonardo figured it out in the 15th century is absolutely incredible! (Art students still find this tough today.) Even the imaginary drawings of monster limbs is great.
+++ Chapter 8 presents very accomplished drawings of plants.
+++ Chapter 9 introduces sketches of natural landscapes and related phenomena, such as fires and water flows. His landscape along the Arno, August 5, 1473, is one of the first (if not the first) landscape painting in the Western culture. (Until then, the landscape was used as background to lead figures.)
+ Chapter 10 summarizes his cartography attempts. Very good drawings, but I think cartography was already better at the time.
+/- The architectural drawings in Chapter 11 are competent. I liked the most the study for a polygonal defense system, which uses fading one-point perspective to depict a nearly circular structure. This may be a basic drawing exercise today, but at the time depicting perspective on paper, so mapping a 3d stage onto a 2d window, was new and still open to innovation.
++ The technical drawings in Chapter 12 are high quality.
++++ The technical drawings of war machinery, in Chapter 13, are outstanding. The imagination required to create some of these drawings is far ahead of Leonardo's time, as he tries to apply an intuition of natural laws of physics into practical use. It is not clear if such implements could work in practice, and thus if they can be called (engineering) innovations. For example, the scaled crossbow (image 348) attempts to scale the force with which the projectile can be launched; it is unlikely the materials of the time could have worked at the scaled pressures involved in launching a large projectile of the size of several human-lengths (5-6 meters).
Overall, great collection of drawings from one of the masters. Go get it now.
+++ What an amazing ability to draw!
+++ Excellent collection of drawings made by Leonardo da Vinci, starting in the early 1470s (around age 20) and until the late 1510s (late 60s). Over 350 plates, many scaled sufficiently to show the core elements to the naked eye.
+++ Chapter 1 presents sketches of documented paintings. The adoration of the magi, commissioned around 1481 and never completed, is represented through many sketches.
+++ Chapter 2 presents drawings related to horses, including horseriding heroes. Extraordinary detail - Leonardo was one of the first to get horses right.
++ Chapter 3 focuses on a mix of drawings, from human figure to animals and even monsters. Interesting to see his technique evolve.
+ Chapter 4 focuses on drawings of drapes and robes. This was one of the typical exercises and tasks in the apprenticeship done in Verrocchio's studio. Early work, but already an eye for light and shadow. (Some drawings are what we call today photorealistic.) Bit short.
+++ Chapter 5 focuses on the human figure, where Leonardo excelled at both realistic and grotesque (today we say cartoonish) approaches.
+++++ Chapter 6, on proportions in drawing especially the human figure, is outstanding. The features seem natural, even those that are compressed on one axis (presumably, to fit his structure of annotated proportions).
+++++ Chapter 7, his anatomical drawings, is outstanding. That Leonardo figured it out in the 15th century is absolutely incredible! (Art students still find this tough today.) Even the imaginary drawings of monster limbs is great.
+++ Chapter 8 presents very accomplished drawings of plants.
+++ Chapter 9 introduces sketches of natural landscapes and related phenomena, such as fires and water flows. His landscape along the Arno, August 5, 1473, is one of the first (if not the first) landscape painting in the Western culture. (Until then, the landscape was used as background to lead figures.)
+ Chapter 10 summarizes his cartography attempts. Very good drawings, but I think cartography was already better at the time.
+/- The architectural drawings in Chapter 11 are competent. I liked the most the study for a polygonal defense system, which uses fading one-point perspective to depict a nearly circular structure. This may be a basic drawing exercise today, but at the time depicting perspective on paper, so mapping a 3d stage onto a 2d window, was new and still open to innovation.
++ The technical drawings in Chapter 12 are high quality.
++++ The technical drawings of war machinery, in Chapter 13, are outstanding. The imagination required to create some of these drawings is far ahead of Leonardo's time, as he tries to apply an intuition of natural laws of physics into practical use. It is not clear if such implements could work in practice, and thus if they can be called (engineering) innovations. For example, the scaled crossbow (image 348) attempts to scale the force with which the projectile can be launched; it is unlikely the materials of the time could have worked at the scaled pressures involved in launching a large projectile of the size of several human-lengths (5-6 meters).
January 28, 2021
Es imposible no experimentar curiosidad por conocer los (actualmente) inexistentes dibujos de preparación para las obras pictóricas que Leonardo realizó y que son mencionados en las primeras hojas de este segundo tomo; imposible es no sentir cierta impotencia al pensar en toda la obra gráfica que se perdió en casi cinco siglos y medio.
Consiguientemente, y muy a pesar de la obra perdida; este segundo apartado es una obra sin comparativa, puesto que reúne más de 650 piezas gráficas en sus páginas. Este tomo apoyará a lectores e investigadores a asimilar de manera más acertada la forma de trabajo del genio florentino, desde sus desordenados apuntes preparativos de obras pictóricas, hasta sus sistémicos diseños de máquinas y estudios anatomía. Estos dibujos arrojan una conclusión muy importante: Leonardo poseía maestría y genialidad, pero practicaba a diario cual aprendiz ávido de conocimiento. Es importante recordar también que muchos de los dibujos de Leonardo (sobre todo los anatómicos) eran tan avanzados a su tiempo que no podían encontrar ningún uso directo y práctico.
"Debes contemplar constantemente tu obra y ésta entonces será visible a la inversa, y así se te presentará como la obra de otro pintor, y entonces te resultará más fácil descubrir tus defectos". ¿No es aplicable esta frase del maestro en todos los aspectos de la vida en los que nos interese superarnos?
Consiguientemente, y muy a pesar de la obra perdida; este segundo apartado es una obra sin comparativa, puesto que reúne más de 650 piezas gráficas en sus páginas. Este tomo apoyará a lectores e investigadores a asimilar de manera más acertada la forma de trabajo del genio florentino, desde sus desordenados apuntes preparativos de obras pictóricas, hasta sus sistémicos diseños de máquinas y estudios anatomía. Estos dibujos arrojan una conclusión muy importante: Leonardo poseía maestría y genialidad, pero practicaba a diario cual aprendiz ávido de conocimiento. Es importante recordar también que muchos de los dibujos de Leonardo (sobre todo los anatómicos) eran tan avanzados a su tiempo que no podían encontrar ningún uso directo y práctico.
"Debes contemplar constantemente tu obra y ésta entonces será visible a la inversa, y así se te presentará como la obra de otro pintor, y entonces te resultará más fácil descubrir tus defectos". ¿No es aplicable esta frase del maestro en todos los aspectos de la vida en los que nos interese superarnos?
February 4, 2025
Excelente libro y recopilación de la obra gráfica de Da Vinci. Cada ilustración da cuenta de que este hombre no tuvo límites para imaginar lo que, para muchos en esa época, era imposible. Pero que en la actualidad, es gracias a estos estudios que la ciencia y la física han avanzado.
El libro es una maravilla, desde el contenido de sus páginas, hasta la encuadernación, la calidad de sus hojas y materiales, además de su portada.
Si quieren tener un museo al alcance de la mano, en esas 768 páginas pueden tenerlo en casa.
P.s: el que acabo de leer lo pedí prestado en el lugar donde trabajo, pero estoy considerando el comprarlo para tenerlo en mi biblioteca.
El libro es una maravilla, desde el contenido de sus páginas, hasta la encuadernación, la calidad de sus hojas y materiales, además de su portada.
Si quieren tener un museo al alcance de la mano, en esas 768 páginas pueden tenerlo en casa.
P.s: el que acabo de leer lo pedí prestado en el lugar donde trabajo, pero estoy considerando el comprarlo para tenerlo en mi biblioteca.
January 9, 2021
This is a great resource for anyone interested in viewing Leonardo Da Vinci's art/work, in a most unbiased fashion. There are introductions to each section that give a glimpse into what was behind the works, but they do their best to mention these are observations and not Leonardo's own description of the work. I found it inspiring and well organized.
September 19, 2020
It could be much better and more exciting if translation and a little description of each drawing or at least some of the hand writings of Da Vinci. Harder work on this book could be the best one. But it is a good collection if someone wold to have the drawing pictures of Da Vinci.
November 2, 2020
Bom documento/livro, com de fato muitos rascunhos e desenhos. Pôde-se admirar em primeira mão a genialidade e versatilidade de Leonardo da Vinci. Fiquei um pouco desapontado porque poderia ter também referências pictóricas das obras em pintura finalizadas também.
February 7, 2022
A fascinating archive, well organised with introductory essays for each of its 16 sections. Even in the compact Bibliotheca Universalis size, almost all of the drawings are sufficiently legible. The sketches of cats are a particular treat.
August 11, 2019
Bellísimo
January 5, 2021
Je m'attendais à plus de texte , plus d'information sur Léonard De Vinci. Par contre, les détails, les dessins et les techniques vues dans le livre sont fantastiques.
November 18, 2022
Me fascinan los dibujos arquitectónicos de las catedrales
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April 15, 2024The GOAT
April 10, 2025
The way you laugh makes my heart skip a beat. Let's explore this feeling further, a touch more intimately.
May 28, 2017
While this collection isn't a book you would read cover to cover in one sitting, it's an amazing resource. The book has 100s of da vinci's sketches sorted by subject which really shows how much work went into the masterpieces that we recognize. The sketches also show how diverse his talents were. His anatomical drawings are far ahead for his time and his maps and contraptions show his expertise as almost an early military engineer. This collection is one that I'll probably keep going back to for inspiration and use as a teaching tool. Also, this is just one of those books that feels nice in your hand and the nicer pages are worth the extra few bucks.
August 14, 2016
An awesome compilation of Leonardo da Vinci's graphic works! There are a couple of pages of reading at the beginning of each chapter, but in my opinion, it would have been a little easier to follow if there were light notes with the pictures themselves.
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September 27, 2017#BestCoffeeTableBooks #BestGiftableCoffeeTableBooks
Witnessing facsimile replications of Da Vinci’s doodlings and marginal notes in a hardbound book is to glimpse into the core of genius. It’s like looking directly into the sun.
Witnessing facsimile replications of Da Vinci’s doodlings and marginal notes in a hardbound book is to glimpse into the core of genius. It’s like looking directly into the sun.
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