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Leonardo Da Vinci
by Walter Isaacson
This is a fascinating book about one of the greatest, uh, engineers of all time.
Engineer?
That's how Da Vinci described himself in a letter to the prince of Milan, and he stuffed his notebooks with sketches, yes, but also with designs for armaments, water systems, anatomy of living things from humans to horses.
Isaacson relies primarily on the notebooks, unraveling from the bizarre, backwards mirror writing key details about Da Vinci's sexuality, his gifts, his accounts, and the reasons he left so many masterworks unfinished.
Readers will find insights into creativity, and lessons on genius that are applicable today. This is a masterful work on a masterful artist by a masterful biographer.
Engineer?
That's how Da Vinci described himself in a letter to the prince of Milan, and he stuffed his notebooks with sketches, yes, but also with designs for armaments, water systems, anatomy of living things from humans to horses.
Isaacson relies primarily on the notebooks, unraveling from the bizarre, backwards mirror writing key details about Da Vinci's sexuality, his gifts, his accounts, and the reasons he left so many masterworks unfinished.
Readers will find insights into creativity, and lessons on genius that are applicable today. This is a masterful work on a masterful artist by a masterful biographer.