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Leonardo da Vinci

A Life

A Life

By Sherwin Nuland

By Sherwin Nuland

By Sherwin Nuland

By Sherwin Nuland

By Sherwin Nuland
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By Sherwin Nuland
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Paperback $24.00

Jan 04, 2005 | ISBN 9780143035107

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Jan 04, 2005 | ISBN 9781440679278

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Sep 27, 2000 | 273 Minutes

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    About Leonardo da Vinci

    The life and work of the great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) have proved endlessly fascinating for generations. In Leonardo 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’s Leonardo da Vinci takes us deep into the first truly modern, empirical mind, one that was centuries ahead of its time.

    About Leonardo da Vinci

    The life and work of the great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) have proved endlessly fascinating for generations. In Leonardo 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’s Leonardo da Vinci takes us deep into the first truly modern, empirical mind, one that was centuries ahead of its time.

    About Leonardo da Vinci

    In Leonardo Da Vinci, Sherwin Nuland completes his 20-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. He detects the siren voice that so often lured the great artist into the arms of science—Leonardo’s fascination with anatomy, first as the basis for his paintings and then as the crucial component in his aim to systematize all knowledge of nature. Scholarly and passionate, Nuland’s Leonardo Da Vinci takes us deep into the first truly modern, empirical mind, one that was centuries ahead of its time.

    “Nuland’s ability to distill one of the greatest minds ever into its pure essence is truly awe-inspiring.”—Time

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    About Sherwin Nuland

    Sherwin Nuland, MD, was the author of bestselling nonfiction titles including How We Die, for which he won the National Book Award. He was a clinical professor of surgery at Yale University, where he taught medical history and bioethics. He died… More about Sherwin Nuland

    About Sherwin Nuland

    Sherwin Nuland, MD, was the author of bestselling nonfiction titles including How We Die, for which he won the National Book Award. He was a clinical professor of surgery at Yale University, where he taught medical history and bioethics. He died… More about Sherwin Nuland

    About Sherwin Nuland

    Sherwin Nuland, MD, was the author of bestselling nonfiction titles including How We Die, for which he won the National Book Award. He was a clinical professor of surgery at Yale University, where he taught medical history and bioethics. He died… More about Sherwin Nuland

    Product Details

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Art | European World History

    Paperback | $24.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jan 04, 2005 | 176 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-1/8 | ISBN 9780143035107

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Art | European World History

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jan 04, 2005 | 176 Pages | ISBN 9781440679278

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Art | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $12.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Sep 27, 2000 | 273 Minutes | ISBN 9781415910825

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    Praise

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

    “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

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