Leonardo da Vinci. Artist, Thinker and Man of Science

by Eugène Müntz

Studying nature with passion, and all the independence proper to his character, he could not fail to combine precision with liberty, and truth with beauty. It is in this final emancipation, this perfect mastery of modelling, of illumination, and of expression, this breadth and freedom, that the master s raison d

Genres: Art, Biography

256 pages, Hardcover

Published October 15, 2006

About the author

Eugène Müntz était un historien de l'art français, spécialiste de la Renaissance italienne.

Eugène Müntz was a French art historian specialized in the Italian Renaissance.

Reviews

[Delophera]

Książka do przeczytania na raz. Nie daję ocenu bo tak właściwie nie wiem co dać.

[Erwin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muntz, writing at te tail end of the 19th century, offers a detailed analysis of Leonardo da Vinci: the man and his work with plenty of illustrations.
Muntz uses the works themselves as his primary 'go to' as well as other historical documents including the work of Giorgio Vasari who was one of Leonardo's contemporaries.
Leonardo was a true Renaissance Man whose interests spanned many, many fields and subjects.

[Hachi ◇♡◇ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vale la pena por las ilustraciones. La sintaxis del relato deja mucho que desear, hay errores tipográficos y la última parte del libro se convierte en una narración sin sentido que no da información relevante.