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. He explored the math of optics, showed how light rays strike the cornea, and produced illusions of changing perspectives in The Last Supper. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. 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. Parnassus Books book review card to “First Editions Member” laid in.īased on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci's 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. Signed by the author on preliminary page with publisher’s logo. Isaacson, Walter Leonardo Da Vinci (Signed)
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