{"product_id":"leonardoisbn-9780140231755","title":"Leonardo","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A considerable work of assimilative scholarship and common sense...races along merrily.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eA lively biography of the high genius of the renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrench writer Serge Bramly's classic work of biography portrays Leonard da Vinci as a genius torn by inner conflicts. Using contemporary sources including Leonardo's notebooks and annotated erotic drawings, he presents a complete portrait of the man as well as his genius.Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eI. A Cirlce of Mirrors\u003cbr\u003eII. Lovable as a Love Child\u003cbr\u003eIII. Artium Mater\u003cbr\u003eIV. Fear and Desire\u003cbr\u003eV. Dispero\u003cbr\u003eVI. Pen and Penknife\u003cbr\u003eVII. Thoughts Turn to Hope\u003cbr\u003eVIII. The Absolute Man\u003cbr\u003eIX. Laurels and Tempests\u003cbr\u003eX. Like a Well-Filled Day\u003cbr\u003eXI. The Traces\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eLeonardo's Paintings\u003cbr\u003eLeading Artists of the Quattrocento\u003cbr\u003eLeonardo's Writings\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\"A considerable work of assimilative scholarship and common sense...races along merrily.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bramly has dusted off the primary sources to make da Vinci a startlingly prescient, relevant figure in this exceptional biography.\" \u003cb\u003e-- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"French novelist and biographer Bramly offers the image of a gifted, methodical, rational, emotionally simple craftsman whose personal life remains wrapped in mysteries—some intentional and others, such as the loss of his grave and many of his works, the results of time and circumstance.\" \u003cb\u003e-- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerge Bramly\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, ethnologist, screenwriter, art critic, and historian of photography. He has published more than 20 books, including \u003ci\u003eMacumba\u003c\/i\u003e, a study of Afro-Brazilian religions; \u003ci\u003eLa Danse de Loup\u003c\/i\u003e, a historical novel; and several works of art history. In 1992 he collaborated with Bettina Rheims on the book \u003ci\u003eChambre Close\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSian Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cardiff and taught at both Sussex University and Edinburgh University before serving as Chair of French at Stirling University from 1999–2004. She has translated numerous books from the French, both fiction and nonfiction, including works by crime writer Fred Vargas.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304968900837,"sku":"NP9780140231755","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140231755.jpg?v=1730758990","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/leonardoisbn-9780140231755","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}