The Young Leonardo

Author : Jean-Pierre Isbouts,Christopher Heath Brown
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781250129369

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Young Leonardo by Jean-Pierre Isbouts,Christopher Heath Brown Pdf

Provocative and original, this fresh look at Leonardo da Vinci’s formative years in Florence and Milan provides a radically different scenario of how he created his signature style that would transform Western art forever. The traditional view of Leonardo da Vinci’s career is that he enjoyed a promising start in Florence and then moved to Milan to become the celebrated court artist of Duke Ludovico Sforza. Young Leonardo presents a very different view. It reveals how the young Leonardo struggled against the prevailing style of his master Verrocchio, was stymied in his efforts to produce his first masterpiece in Florence, and left for Milan on little more than a wing and a prayer. Once there, he was long ignored by Duke Ludovico, and enjoyed only tepid Sforza support after his great equestrian project came to nothing. Meanwhile, all the major Sforza commissions went to artists whose names are now forgotten. Isbouts and Brown depict Leonardo’s seminal years in Milan from an entirely new perspective: that of the Sforza court. They show that much of the Sforza patronage was directed on vast projects, such as the Milan Cathedral, favoring a close circle of local artists to which Leonardo never gained entry. As a result, his exceptional talent remained largely unrecognized right up to the Last Supper. The authors also explore a mysterious link between the Last Supper and the fresco of the Crucifixion on the opposite wall, a work that up to now has fully escaped public attention. Finally, they present a sensational theory: that two long-ignored, life-sized copies of the Last Supper, now in Belgium and the U.K., were actually commissioned by the French King Louis XII and painted under Leonardo’s direct supervision. Young Leonardo is a fascinating window into the artist’s mind as he slowly develops the groundbreaking techniques that will produce the High Renaissance and change the course of European art.

Author : William Augel
Publisher : Humanoids, Inc.
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-12
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781643377087

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Young Leonardo by William Augel Pdf

A spirited glimpse at the childhood of one of the world's greatest artists and thinkers: Leonardo da Vinci.

Author : Larry J. Feinberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139502740

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The Young Leonardo by Larry J. Feinberg Pdf

Leonardo da Vinci is often presented as the 'transcendent genius', removed from or ahead of his time. This book, however, attempts to understand him in the context of Renaissance Florence. Larry J. Feinberg explores Leonardo's origins and the beginning of his career as an artist. While celebrating his many artistic achievements, the book illuminates his debt to other artists' works and his struggles to gain and retain patronage, as well as his career and personal difficulties. Feinberg examines the range of Leonardo's interests, including aerodynamics, anatomy, astronomy, botany, geology, hydraulics, optics, and warfare technology, to clarify how the artist's broad intellectual curiosity informed his art. Situating the artist within the political, social, cultural, and artistic context of mid- and late-fifteenth-century Florence, Feinberg shows how this environment influenced Leonardo's artistic output and laid the groundwork for the achievements of his mature works.

Author : Laurence B. Kanter,Rita Piccione Albertson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780300233018

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Leonardo by Laurence B. Kanter,Rita Piccione Albertson Pdf

Presents exciting, original conclusions about Leonardo da Vinci's early life as an artist and amplifies his role in Andrea del Verrocchio's studio This groundbreaking reexamination of the beginnings of Leonardo da Vinci's (1452-1519) life as an artist suggests new candidates for his earliest surviving work and revises our understanding of his role in the studio of his teacher, Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488). Anchoring this analysis are important yet often overlooked considerations about Verrocchio's studio--specifically, the collaborative nature of most works that emerged from it and the probability that Leonardo must initially have learned to paint in tempera, as his teacher did. The book searches for the young artist's hand among the tempera works from Verrocchio's studio and proposes new criteria for judging Verrocchio's own painting style. Several paintings are identified here as likely the work of Leonardo, and others long considered works by Verrocchio or his assistant Lorenzo di Credi (1457/59-1536) may now be seen as collaborations with Leonardo sometime before his departure from Florence in 1482/83. In addition to Laurence Kanter's detailed arguments, the book features three essays presenting recent scientific analysis and imaging that support the new attributions of paintings, or parts of paintings, to Leonardo.

Author : Christopher Grey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781439115640

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Leonardo's Shadow by Christopher Grey Pdf

Milan, 1497. The height of the Renaissance. And for Giacomo, servant of the famous painter Leonardo da Vinci, it's the most difficult time of all. His Master has been working on the Last Supper, his greatest painting ever, for nearly two years. But has he finished it? He's barely started! The all-powerful Duke of Milan is demanding that it be completed by the time the Pope visits at Easter. And Giacomo knows that if Leonardo doesn't pick up his pace, the Duke may invite a young genius -- Michelangelo -- to finish the painting instead. Which means that Leonardo won't be paid, which means that Milan's shopkeepers (to whom he owes massive amounts) will take drastic measures against him. It's all down to Giacomo, and whether he can come up with a brilliant solution. And if he does, will his Master go for it? After all, Leonardo still doesn't seem to trust him. He refuses to teach Giacomo how to paint; he won't help him find his parents; nor will he discuss the significance of the medallion, ring, and cross that Giacomo was carrying when Leonardo found him. But with the secret arrival of a powerful stranger, Giacomo is about to discover much more than the answers he has been looking for. And he will also receive an invitation to help arrange a meeting that could change his life. . . and the future course of history. With more twists and turns than a spiral staircase, this thriller is as unique as its two heroes -- the most celebrated artist who ever lived, and a young man without a past, who will stop at nothing to find the truth about his life.

Author : Anon E. Mouse
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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THE BOYHOOD OF LEONARDO - The life of a young Leonardo da Vinci by Anon E. Mouse Pdf

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 218 ÿ In this 218th issue of the Baba Indaba?s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the story of the Boyhood of Leonardo da Vinci. From his birth in the village of Anchiano, north of Florence, to his move to Milan and the creation of his mechanical Lion for Francis I., King of France and to his travels around France painting portraits to designing and improving the battlements of many castles ? and there is more?.. To read the story of the life of Leonardo, you are invited to download the story here. ÿ 33% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities. ÿ INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES ÿ Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story. HINT - use Google maps. ÿ Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories".

Author : Jean-Pierre Isbouts,Christopher Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1519540787

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Young Leonardo by Jean-Pierre Isbouts,Christopher Brown Pdf

The traditional view of Leonardo's early career is that he was recognized as a prodigy in the workshop of Verrocchio, enjoyed a promising start in Florence, and then moved to Milan to become the celebrated court artist of Duke Ludovico Sforza.This provocative book shows that the opposite is true. It reveals how Leonardo struggled against the strong Quattrocento "brand" of Verrocchio's work, was stymied in his efforts to finish his first masterpiece in Florence, and left for Milan on little more than a wing and a prayer. Once there, he was studiously ignored by Duke Ludovico, and only survived on the strength of his association with the de Predis brothers.Authors Isbouts and Brown ("The Mona Lisa Myth," 2013) also show that the first major commission that Leonardo did receive from the Sforza court ended in failure, and that in response, he had to satisfy himself with secondary projects, such as painting the portraits of Sforza's mistresses. Meanwhile, all the big ducal commissions went to Lombard artists that the Duke trusted. This book also argues that it was the prior of the Santa Maria dell Grazie, not the Duke, who chose Leonardo for the Last Supper project, and that only near the end of the Sforza regime, the Duke finally became convinced of Leonardo's exceptional talent. Among many other astonishing revelations, Young Leonardo uncovers the mysterious link between the Last Supper and the fresco of the Crucifixion on the opposite wall, a work that up to now has fully escaped public and scholarly attention. Written in a highly accessible narrative style, Young Leonardo offers a fascinating window on the mind of the young artist as he slowly develops the groundbreaking techniques that will transform the history of Western art.

Author : Alfred Bekker
Publisher : Uksak E-Books
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9783738901856

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Da Vinci's Cases: Three Adventures of Young Leonardo by Alfred Bekker Pdf

Da Vinci's Cases: Three Adventures of Young Leonardo Da Vinci's Cases by Alfred Bekker 360 pages Three mysterious adventures of young Leonardo da Vinci: Leonardo and the Mystery of the Villa Medici Leonardo and the Conspirators of Florence Leonardo and the Mystery of the Alchemist The year 1462, location: the small village Vinci near Florence: Ten-year-old Leonardo and his friend Carlo experience a lot of adventures: a spy must be unmasked, the boys are kidnapped by disguised bandits and a testament has disappeared. Leonardo and Carlo need to find a solution in all cases. Alfred Bekker, born in 1964, writes fantasy, historical novels, criminal novels and books for young readers. His historical adventures for young readers are full of suspense, stuff which even kids who hate reading cannot resist.

Author : George E. Stanley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2005-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781416905707

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Leonardo Da Vinci by George E. Stanley Pdf

Presents the childhood years, family life, early influences, inventions, and masterpieces of this renowned fifteenth-century inventor and artist.

Author : Ciara O'Neal
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781647399429

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The Story of Leonardo da Vinci by Ciara O'Neal Pdf

Discover the life of Leonardo da Vinci—a story about uncovering new things for kids ages 6 to 9 Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist and thinker. He created well-known paintings like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and even had ideas for modern-day inventions like cars and contact lenses. Before he amazed the world with his creative mind, he was a bright kid who loved asking questions. As a teenager, he studied under an expert artist who taught him different ways to create, like painting and sculpting. Explore how Leonardo went from being a thoughtful young boy to an artistic genius whose artwork still hangs in museums all over the world. The Story of Leonardo da Vinci includes: Core curriculum standards—Learn the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of Leonardo's life, and test your knowledge with a fun quiz. His lasting legacy—Discover more about how Leonardo da Vinci changed the world for future generations, including you! A visual timeline—Explore a timeline marking the major milestones of Leonardo's life so you can watch him progress from a little kid to a brilliant artist. How will Leonardo's unstoppable imagination inspire you?

Author : Alfred Bekker
Publisher : BookRix
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783739699813

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The Amazing Adventures of Young Leonardo by Alfred Bekker Pdf

Da Vinci's Cases, Vol. #1-4 by Alfred Bekker 480 pages Four mysterious adventures of young Leonardo da Vinci: Leonardo and the Mystery of the Villa Medici Leonardo and the Conspirators of Florence Leonardo and the Mystery of the Alchemist Leonardo and the Dungeon of the Back Riders The year 1462, location: the small village Vinci near Florence: Ten-year-old Leonardo and his friend Carlo experience a lot of adventures: a spy must be unmasked, the boys are kidnapped by disguised bandits and a testament has disappeared. Leonardo and Carlo need to find a solution in all cases. Alfred Bekker, born in 1964, writes fantasy, historical novels, criminal novels and books for young readers. His historical adventures for young readers are full of suspense, stuff which even kids who hate reading cannot resist. The German-language print edition (6 parts) was published in 2008 in the Arena Taschenbuchverlag; Translations are available in English, Turkish, Indonesian, Czech, Danish, and Bulgarian.

Author : Walter Isaacson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501139178

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Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson Pdf

The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker). Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson “deftly reveals an intimate Leonardo” (San Francisco Chronicle) in a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. He explored the math of optics, showed how light rays strike the cornea, and produced illusions of changing perspectives in The Last Supper. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history’s most creative genius. In the “luminous” (Daily Beast) Leonardo da Vinci, Isaacson describes how Leonardo’s delight at combining diverse passions remains the ultimate recipe for creativity. So, too, does his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His life should remind us of the importance to be imaginative and, like talented rebels in any era, to think different. Here, da Vinci “comes to life in all his remarkable brilliance and oddity in Walter Isaacson’s ambitious new biography…a vigorous, insightful portrait” (The Washington Post).

Author : Edith Martha Almedingen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:64010524

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The Young Leonardo Da Vinci by Edith Martha Almedingen Pdf

Author : Karen Ball,Rosie Dickins
Publisher : Usborne Pub Limited
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0794515940

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Leonardo Da Vinci by Karen Ball,Rosie Dickins Pdf

Presents the life and accomplishments of the famous Renaissance artist, scientist, engineer, and inventor.

Author : Lori Kinstad Pupeza
Publisher : Checkerboard Library
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 157765322X

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Leonardo DiCaprio by Lori Kinstad Pupeza Pdf

Highlights the personal life and professional career of the young native Californian actor, Leonardo DiCaprio.