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A review by nm237
The da Vinci Legacy: How an Elusive 16th-Century Artist Became a Global Pop Icon by Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Christopher Heath Brown
4.0
A thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this title.
As a fan of most things da Vinci related, I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this book offering a different aspect from which to consider our understanding and appreciation of the great Leonardo da Vinci. The numerous works trying to piece together scarce clues to the life and work of this gifted man, or attempting to understand what made his mind and spirit tick like some magical machine, are too many to count. This read elegantly separates the work and legacy from the man of mystery, and in doing so provides an enjoyable stroll through some of the highlights of art history, pictures most gratefully included! Just what is it that not only allowed this man and his art to endure, but to in fact thrive in comparison to other masters with much more extensive portfolios? Was it merely luck or something more? Read this lovely book and rediscover the magnificent talent of the original Renaissance man and the greats (both appreciated and neglected by the passage of time) that willingly took up his torch cementing one of the greatest legacies the art world has ever known.
As a fan of most things da Vinci related, I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this book offering a different aspect from which to consider our understanding and appreciation of the great Leonardo da Vinci. The numerous works trying to piece together scarce clues to the life and work of this gifted man, or attempting to understand what made his mind and spirit tick like some magical machine, are too many to count. This read elegantly separates the work and legacy from the man of mystery, and in doing so provides an enjoyable stroll through some of the highlights of art history, pictures most gratefully included! Just what is it that not only allowed this man and his art to endure, but to in fact thrive in comparison to other masters with much more extensive portfolios? Was it merely luck or something more? Read this lovely book and rediscover the magnificent talent of the original Renaissance man and the greats (both appreciated and neglected by the passage of time) that willingly took up his torch cementing one of the greatest legacies the art world has ever known.