Vinci used a psychological approach to his art, establishing the idea of the artist as creative thinker rather than a skilled artisan. Some of this master's greatest works are reproduced here in miniature, including "Vitruvian Man, Madonna with the Carnation, Bacchus, " a detail from "The Last Supper, Mona Lisa" ("La Gioconda"), and 11 others.
Volume 1 of 2-volume set. Total of 1, 566 extracts includes writings on painting, sculpture, architecture, anatomy, mining, inventions, and music. Dual Italian-English texts, with 186 plates plus over 500 additional drawings.
