Leonardo Da Vinci
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Jacket: Slipcase: Good
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Few figures in Western civilisation cast as long a shadow as Leonardo da Vinci — painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and insatiable genius — and Kenneth Clark's authoritative study remains the definitive account of his artistic life and achievements. First published in 1939 and revised by Clark in 1967, this landmark work chronicles Leonardo's development from his early apprenticeship in Verrocchio's Florentine workshop through to his final, haunted years in France, weaving together meticulous art historical analysis with vivid biographical narrative. Clark examines each major work — from the ethereal sfumato of The Virgin of the Rocks to the psychological complexity of The Last Supper — not merely as aesthetic objects, but as windows into the restless, visionary mind that produced them. This Folio Society edition, introduced by the eminent Leonardo scholar Martin Kemp, presents Clark's prose at its most magisterial: precise yet lyrical, scholarly yet accessible, alive with the conviction that art history is inseparable from the study of human genius itself. Kemp's introduction situates Clark's contributions within the broader arc of Leonardo scholarship, acknowledging both its enduring insights and its place in twentieth-century art criticism. For anyone seeking to understand why Leonardo continues to fascinate and confound five centuries after his death, this volume is an indispensable — and utterly compelling — companion.
Author: Kenneth Clark
Format: Hardback
Published: 2005, The Folio Society
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Few figures in Western civilisation cast as long a shadow as Leonardo da Vinci — painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and insatiable genius — and Kenneth Clark's authoritative study remains the definitive account of his artistic life and achievements. First published in 1939 and revised by Clark in 1967, this landmark work chronicles Leonardo's development from his early apprenticeship in Verrocchio's Florentine workshop through to his final, haunted years in France, weaving together meticulous art historical analysis with vivid biographical narrative. Clark examines each major work — from the ethereal sfumato of The Virgin of the Rocks to the psychological complexity of The Last Supper — not merely as aesthetic objects, but as windows into the restless, visionary mind that produced them. This Folio Society edition, introduced by the eminent Leonardo scholar Martin Kemp, presents Clark's prose at its most magisterial: precise yet lyrical, scholarly yet accessible, alive with the conviction that art history is inseparable from the study of human genius itself. Kemp's introduction situates Clark's contributions within the broader arc of Leonardo scholarship, acknowledging both its enduring insights and its place in twentieth-century art criticism. For anyone seeking to understand why Leonardo continues to fascinate and confound five centuries after his death, this volume is an indispensable — and utterly compelling — companion.