Books about leonardo da vinci biography pictures
About michelangelo!
The only thing I think Isaacson&#;s work lacks? Art. There are some reproductions of da Vinci&#;s works scattered throughout, including one of my favorites (a preparatory cartoon for The Virgin and Child With St.
Anne, which I prefer to the finished painting for many of the same reasons Isaacson does, which I have had the privilege to see at the National Gallery in DC during college.
Books about leonardo da vinci biography pictures
Portrait of Givrena de&#; Benci is part of their collection as well) but even the full page prints are small (as they must be to fit into a standard size book) and it&#;s difficult to get a feel for the intricate detailing, despite Isaacson&#;s admirable descriptions.
Also, Leonardo was, foremost, a draftsman and painter and it only seems appropriate that books about him be bursting with sketches and colors of their own.
There are a few different ways creators might choose to go about this of course.
The first is to tell da Vinci&#;s story with pictures. The other is to reproduce his work, scat