Leonardo da Vinci: A Life (平装)

基本信息出版社:Penguin (Non-Classics) (2005年1月4日)丛书名:Penguin Lives Biographies平装:176页正文语种:英语ISBN:014303510X条形码:9780143035107产品尺寸及重量:18 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm ; 118 gASIN:014303510X

商品描述内容简介The life and work of the great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452– 1519) have proved endlessly fascinating for generations. InLeonardo da Vinci, Sherwin Nuland completes his twenty-year quest to understand an unlettered man who was a painter, architect, engineer, philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. What was it that propelled Leonardo’s insatiable curiosity? Nuland finds clues in his subject’s art, relationships, and scientific studies—as well as in a vast quantity of notes that became widely known in the twentieth century. Scholarly and passionate, Nuland’sLeonardo da Vincitakes us deep into the first truly modern, empirical mind, one that was centuries ahead of its time.媒体推荐In this brief life, Nuland summarizes Leonardo’s achievements skillfully. --Scientific American

Nuland’s enthusiasm and knowledge make his story interesting and easy to read. --The Seattle Times

[Nuland’s] own professional expertise enables him to write with particular insight and authority. --The New York Review of Books