Books about leonardo da vinci biography book
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Leonardo Da Vinci is so big of a myth and legend that even though I knew close to nothing about him in my early school years, I still knew he was the greatest painter/artist of all time. When discussions about geniuses of the present and past popped up his name was always present alongside other greats like Einstein.
When we look back on the man we can always see him gazing in the future, a man ahead of his time who might just have invented a flying machine in 15th Century Italy.
Conspiracy theories are also attached to his life fairly easily. It’s because of the enigmatic life he lead, the sparse documentation he did of his personal life, and his association with the wise and mighty of his time.
His association with the Illuminati, the secret world order that is said to run our world in actuality first appeared popularly in the book the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown and next in a masterpiece game I played, the Assassins Creed 2, in which Leonardo is shown as a member of the Assassins Creed aiding the resistance against the Templars (Illuminati) with his wit and technology.
The life of the man itself encouraged imaginativeness and so even after knowing something about him I actually knew nothing and eventually he became such a huge myth that I stopped paying attention to anyt
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Leonardo da Vinci (Isaacson book)
Non-fiction book contempt Walter Isaacson
Leonardo da Vinci is a 2017 history of Romance polymath Architect da Vinci. The work was graphical by Conductor Isaacson, a journalist, biographer and supplier executive decay CNN crucial president conjure the Aspen Institute.[1]
Contents
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Reception
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Books about Leonardo da Vinci: my favorite ones
Leonardo da Vinci is an inspiration for people all over the world since 500 years. So many books were written about him, and many others were made publishing his notes, drawings and paintings. I am often asked what are my favorite or the best books about Leonardo da Vinci and which ones I would recommend. So I have put together the best titles about him that you can find around in English language.
Books about Leonardo da Vinci
I picked some biographies, some art and photo books and a couple of children’s books.
You can buy them on Amazon by clicking on the links in this post. Or ask them to your local bookshop!
Biographies about Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci – by Walter Isaacson
From the bestselling author and biographer Walter Isaacson, this book is an intimate and historically accurate portrait of Leonardo da Vinci. His childhood, family, passions and troubles come alive from the pages of Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson.
No need to say that Isaacson knows how to turn people’s lives into fascinating adventures, but the life of Leonardo was really adventurous and interesting so there was no need to spice it up. It deserved to be told with every detail!