LEONARDO DA VINCI Paperback

This is fantastic book written by Isaacson on Da Vinci. Very inspiring if you are interested in life long learning, curiosity, innovation. Not only this book gives an entertaining account of Da Vinci's life bit also sheds light on his work ethics, methods used by him while learning many things. He was true polymath in renaissance era. He had genius level mastery in engineering, arts and literature. He left thousands of pages of his notebooks that he used to always used to carry with him and copiously write into. And he has written extensively on his interests and his methods as he was big fan of daily To Do lists. The book also gives account of his personal life. The real beauty of this book is all those color photographs of various renaissance era art like paintings and statues. The author also 'explains' these art works done by da Vinci and other contemporary artists. Isaacson also gives us context and background for each art work and tells us subtle nuances that differentiates that art work. Consider it as a quick and easy art appreciation course. The book is hard cover and printed on thick, good quality paper. In one of his interview the author tells us why he insisted on high quality printing. He said while writing book on Jobs they could not find many of his past emails written in 1990s. On the other hand Da Vinci has left some much of his writing behind and that is accessible even after 500 years because it is on the paper. He says he became believer in old technology like paper. I suggest the same to you. Do not buy kindle version. Buy paper copy for your collection. You will enjoy it more. Anyway all these these color pictures on nice thick paper and their explanation by the author takes this book to different league altogether. This alone will ensure a permanent place for this book in your personal library. I can strongly recommend this book to the students, artists, entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists and life long learners. They will get a lot out of this brilliant book. Parents should encourage their college going kids to read this book.

Leonardo Da Vinci needs no introduction. An exceptionally curious and intelligent person, an inventor, engineer and a painter par excellence - all rolled into a single persona. In this highly interesting and remarkable biographical work, master biographer Walter Isaacson has tried to explore and analyze various known and unknown aspects of the extraordinary life and personality of Leonardo Da Vinci. His research, presentation and narration are outstanding - and quite entertaining too. Isaacson demystifies a highly complex individual and his eventful life with notable simplicity, ease and intelligence. This hardcover edition of the book is printed & produced in Italy - and in itself is a work of art. Superior production and print quality makes going through the book a pleasant experience. Many paintings, sketches and photographs are incorporated on the pages of this remarkable biography by an equally remarkable author. A very highly recommended book to all the admirers and enthusiasts of Fine Arts & Science.

What a beautiful book this is,I haven't started reading it but the look of the book is just gorgeous,this is the best book I have ever bought. The page quality of this book is just stunningly amazing,never had a book having such good quality pages. I bought it for 799 and this is the most costly book I ever bought apart from my academic books,but I would say it's okay to pay that price, because it's quality is amazing and the content is invaluable. Can't wait to read this book. Amazing But as good as the book is,the delivery was a bit rough, because the book got a dent and it's not expected from Amazon,they packagded it well in a plastic bag,but did not put it into a cardboard box,and that's why it got a dent. I should say you should read this book...

Its been more than a year since I purchased. Read it in parts over the year and tried to digest the “Genius” stuff of what Leonardo is. The pages which left me with a huge impact is the conclusion provided by Walter, it will stay with me for life.

Walter Isaacson's exceptional intelligence evokes in an organized and simple way with this masterpiece. This book is the monumental tribute to one of the greatest geniuses ever lived: Leonardo Da Vinci, who was not merely extraordinarily smart, but also an acute observer, voraciously curious, and ingeniously creative human. After reading the spell-binding plot of Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, I was fascinated by Leonardo and eager to read more about him. I purchased a hardcover version of Leonardo Da Vinci, The Biography by Walter Isaacson, the most prominent biographer, who has written several masterpieces including, my favorite, Steve Jobs. After completing this book, I am overwhelmed by how special he was. The author has intelligently organized the whole life of Leonardo in 32 chapters, illustrated with full-color photographs of paintings, sketches, and diagrams from his notebooks. Leonardo was truly one-of-a-kind. His curiosity impelled him to become among the handful of people in history who tried to know all there was to know and to know about everything that could be known. Just as an example, he put" Describe the tongue of the woodpecker " on one of his oddly inspiring to-do lists. I'll eminently recommend this book to everyone because one can learn life-changing lessons from the life of a genius, yet also a human who did mistakes. Leonardo set an example of how acute observations, fanatic curiosity, willingness to question dogma, and ability to discern patterns across disciplines can lead to a great leap in human understanding. Aah! The Mona Lisa is on page 476. Rating is de facto 5/5⭐️.

Un regalo para una persona amante de Leonardo que no decepcionó lo más mínimo. Es un libro denso pero que no se hace pesado, con muchas ilustraciones variadas. Una gran biografía.

著者Walter Issacsonの力量が冴えた伝記。ダビンチの芸術家そして科学者としての才能をフルに発揮し両者の接点が傑作モナリザ。それも素晴らしいが伴侶（美少年）サライをモデルにしたJohn the Baptistの妖しげな官能美もダビンチの裏面を如実に示している。惜しむらくはルイ１4世皇帝妃によって葬られた、禁断のLeda and the swan、見たかった。ダビンチが開発した遠近法、透視図法などの説明や、静止している絵画に動き、更には息吹きを吹き込む技法を分かり易く説明しているのは著者Issacsonの力量です。15世紀末のイタリア目の前に投影させ、ダビンチを通じてルネッサンスの鼓動を感じさせるのは主題と著者の完全なる合体です。

La presentación es increíble, la calidad del papel y fotografías son igualmente de excelente calidad para el precio y el estilo-género del libro (al no ser especializado un libro de arte, si no una biografía, es un buen detalle la calidad del papel como si fuera uno de los primeros) El contenido es amplio y contado de una manera muy digerible que permite adentrarse en la mente de Leonardo al hacer las obras que el libro describe, definitivamente un libro indispensable si te apasiona o interesa la vida, obras o narrativas de Leonardo.

Très bon livre

You can tell when someone writes a book out of love for the subject. Now, that is the case here. Isaacson is everything but dry or academic. I read the book twice and did not run out of excitement. It might not be hundred percent accurate or authentic, but it is a book that represents a delightful journey into the mind of mental giant. A book that does not try to be more than what it is. The 500 pages feel like a gentle breeze if you thoroughly immerse yourself in it, do not be scared of its size. Well done...