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Leonardo da Vinci produced two of the world’s most famous paintings: Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. But in his own mind he was a man of science and technology. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he conducted innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weapons. The iconic Vitruvian Man drawing, which he created with his ability to look right between humanities and science, made him the most creative genius in history.
There are countless books about Leonardo, the star of the Renaissance, but this book by Walter Isaacson almost brings the artist to the present while weaving a narrative from Leonardo’s sketchbooks that connects his art to science with new discoveries about his life and work. In this book, writer reveals the endless curiosity and passion behind the success of the artist, who was at peace with his illegitimate, left-handed, gay and vegetarian characteristics, which were considered contrary to the norms of his time. An imagination vibrant enough to flirt with fantasy, Isaacson draws a “Portrait of a Human ” about a genius and what we can still learn from him.