
Prophecies
Leonardo da Vinci(Author)
Alma Classics (Publisher)
Published on 23. August 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-84749-769-7 (ISBN)
Description
Found in the Codex Atlanticus of Leonardo da Vinci's writings and drawings, 'The Prophecies' are a collection of enigmatic divinatory pronouncements, some punning and playful, others dire and ominous. While the author's intentions behind these utterances are unclear, they clearly attest to the artist's fevered and troubled imagination and offer a glimpse into a world very similar to that depicted in his lost painting The Battle of Anghiari.
This volume also contains a further selection of Leonardo da Vinci's fragmentary writings, in the form of fables and aphorisms. Taken together, these pieces provide an invaluable insight into the thought processes of one of the Renaissance's most productive minds.
This volume also contains a further selection of Leonardo da Vinci's fragmentary writings, in the form of fables and aphorisms. Taken together, these pieces provide an invaluable insight into the thought processes of one of the Renaissance's most productive minds.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Alma Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
130 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84749-769-7 (9781847497697)
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The great Italian artist and polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was one of the leading figures of the European Renaissance.