Leonardo Da Vinci
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Alfred Molina
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Walter Isaacson
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Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy.
He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him history's most creative genius.
His creativity, like that of other great innovators, came from having wide-ranging passions. He peeled flesh off the faces of cadavers, drew the muscles that move the lips, and then painted history's most memorable smile. He explored the math of optics, showed how light rays strike the cornea, and produced illusions of changing perspectives in The Last Supper. Isaacson also describes how Leonardo's lifelong enthusiasm for staging theatrical productions informed his paintings and inventions.
Leonardo's delight at combining diverse passions remains the ultimate recipe for creativity. So, too, does his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His life should remind us of the importance of instilling, both in ourselves and our children, not just received knowledge but a willingness to question it - to be imaginative and, like talented misfits and rebels in any era, to think different.
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- Alejo Lopez
- 02-26-19
largo pero muy interesante.
Una descripción profunda sobre Leonardo y sus pinturas , sobre todo intentando decifrar su genialidad
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- Ravikrishnan Natarajan
- 04-30-18
Awe Inspiring
An awe inspiring account one of the greatest geniuses of our time brilliantly captured by Walter Isaacson
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- Anonymous User
- 02-28-24
overwhelmingly intriguing
I did a thought experiment considering how people would perceive Leonardo if he existed today. I concluded that he would still be considered a misfit. . .by every possible type of group. the quintessential misfit.
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- Chrissie
- 08-07-18
I was sorry it ended...
Leonardo was an impressive being. Stay curious, make notes. Nice to understand a bit more what all the “fuss” is about with his paintings.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-29-20
What A Perfect Book.
This book really does a great job of capturing the nuances and fundamentals of what made Leonardo great and features many facets of his complex mind that I find relatable!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-19-19
Another of Isaacsons great biographies works
It starts off a bit slow and I guess I was expecting more of the Steve Jobs biography
. This one is totally different but still the same intense research has been conducted. I urge you to follow through, and learn about one of, if not, the greatest polymath in history.
A truly remarkable life of unending curiosity. I loved this book and it has made me want to take that a second longer to ponder something, or watch people or simply to look at a table and be amazed.
"As a well-spent day brings a happy sleep so a well-employed life brings a happy death" - Leonardo Di Vinci
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- Bradley Shaw
- 06-21-18
Amazing insights
Leonardo da Vinci has an incredible story of you are interested in human nature, history and or innovation this should be required listening...
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- Sverker Mansson
- 08-18-18
A wonderfull very well written ...
...History lesson from an era and a genius that still affects our life and how we look at it
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- Deepak Soowamber
- 10-08-18
What a book!
This book gave so much! It is well worth the time. The research is incredible. Alfred Molina (Doc Ock) is such a great choice as narrator
Please listen to this book
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- Adam Tunikowski
- 05-27-23
it grows on you
start is a bit shaky, but after a while bio gets worthy leonardo, well done - definitely recommend the read
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