



Leonardo da Vinci
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4.0 • 22 Ratings
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- $9.99
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Publisher Description
Leonardo da Vinci personified the Renaissance, the extraordinary age in which he lived. Best known as one of the world's greatest painters, he sketched the foundations for inventions that would not come to fruition for centuries.
Born a bastard in a hillside village in northern Italy, Leonardo became the protege of princes, popes, and kings. He mastered so many branches of science that scholars still debate whether he was greater as an anatomist, botanist, cartographer, engineer, geographer, or naturalist.
Nevertheless, he died unhappy, believing he had failed to work the miracles of which he had dreamed. Here is his extraordinary story.
Customer Reviews
leonardo da vinci
The author gave detail and events yet failed bring forth little of the his relation to self and others.. There may be little known about Leonardo and after reading this book I feel like am left with words I would hear from a museum guide.