Leonardo da Vinci : a curious vision / Martin Clayton.
By: Clayton, Martin
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Contributor(s): Leonardo, da Vinci | Queen's Gallery (London, England) | Windsor Castle. Royal Library.
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BookPublisher: London : Merrell Holberton, 1996Description: 168 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 1858940281.Subject(s): Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Exhibitions | Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain -- Art collections -- Exhibitions | Windsor Castle. Royal Library -- Exhibitions | Drawing -- Private collections -- England -- Windsor (Berkshire) -- ExhibitionsDDC classification: 741.092 DAV
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 741.092 DAV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00058958 |
"This catalogue accompanies an exhibition held at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, 1 March 1996-12 January 1997"--T.p. verso
Drawings from the Royal Library, Windsor Castle
Includes bibliographical references (p. 166-167) and index.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Leonardo da Vinci, born April 15, 1452, is often called the archetype of the Renaissance Man; this genius in science, engineering, aeronautics, technology was also one of the world's greatest painters, as well as a sculptor, an architect, and a town planner. Born in Vinci, Leonardo was apprenticed as a 14-year-old to the sculptor-painter Andrea Verrocchio in Florence. In 1482, he went to Milan as a military engineer, sculptor, and architect, and remained there for 17 years. While in Milan, he designed the crossing tower of the Milan cathedral and, among many other works, painted The Last Supper (1496--97), a mural in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. During these years in Milan, da Vinci also composed his Treatise on Painting (1489--1518) and filled his notebooks. Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon.In 1499, da Vinci returned to Florence. The Mona Lisa (1503--06) dates from that period. After a short and unsuccessful time in Rome (1513--16), he settled in France under the patronage of Francis I. He died in Amboise at the age of 67 on May 2, 1519, and was buried in the Chapel of Saint-Hubert in Château d'Amboise, in France. A supposedly lost manuscript of da Vinci's was rediscovered at the National Library in Madrid in 1965 and published in 1974.
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