The Young Leonardo: Art and Life in Fifteenth-Century Florence by Larry J. Feinberg - 2011-08-29

Cambridge University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. Hardcover. 1107002397 .

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. xii, 203 pages, illustrations; 27 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "Leonardo da Vinci is often presented as the 'Transcendent Genius,' removed from or ahead of his time. This book, however, attempts to understand him in the context of Renaissance Florence. Larry J. Feinberg explores Leonardo's origins and the beginning of his career as an artist. While celebrating his many artistic achievements, the book illuminates his debt to other artists' works and his struggles to gain and retain patronage, as well as his career and personal difficulties. Feinberg examines the range of Leonardo's interests, including aerodynamics, anatomy, astronomy, botany, geology, hydraulics, optics, and warfare technology, to clarify how the artist's broad intellectual curiosity informed his art. Situating the artist within the political, social, cultural, and artistic context of mid- and… Read More

New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 203 pages, 4to. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on title page: "----, Happy Birthday! and best wishes, Larry Feinberg". Minor shelfwear. DJ in mylar. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition..

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Hardback. New. Leonardo da Vinci is often presented as the 'transcendent genius', removed from or ahead of his time. This book, however, attempts to understand him in the context of Renaissance Florence. Situating Leonardo within the political, social, cultural, and artistic context of his time, Feinberg shows how this environment influenced his artistic output and laid the groundwork for his mature works.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2011. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 218 pages. 10.25x7.25x0.50 inches.

Cambridge University Press CUP , pp. xii + 203 . Hardback. Used.

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