Leonardo da Vinci
Douban
The Graphic Work
Frank Zollner / Johannes Nathan
résumé
One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci remains the quintessential Renaissance genius. Creator of the world’s most famous paintings, this scientist, artist, philosopher, inventor, builder, and mechanic epitomized the great flowering of human consciousness that marks his era.
As part of our Bibliotheca Universalis series, Leonardo da Vinci – The Graphic Work features top-quality reproductions of 663 of Leonardo’s drawings, more than half of which reside in the Royal Collection of Windsor Castle. From anatomical studies to architectural plans, from complex engineering designs to pudgy infant portraits, delve in and delight in the delicate finesse of one of the most talented minds, and hands, in history.
contents
Perfecting the art of drawing
1. Drawing and sketches for surviving or documented paintings
2. Studies for equestrian monuments and horses
3. Drawings of human figures, animals and monsters
4. Drapery studies
5. Profile studies, character heads and grotesques
6. Proportion drawings
7. Anatomical drawings
8. Allegories, emblems and pictographs
9. Plant studies
10. Studies of landscape, water and "nature catastrophes"
11. Drawings of maps and plans
12. Architectural studies
13. Engineering and machinery studies
14. Studies for military equipment
15. Studies of flying machines and bird flight
16. Studies on light and shade
Appendices
Concordance of drawings
Bibliography
Index
Credits