
Leonardo da Vinci and The Virgin of the Rocks
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword and Acknowledgments
- Note to Teachers and Students
- Introduction
- Part 1: The First Virgin of the Rocks c.1483-4 (Louvre, Paris)
- Chapter One
- Technical and Stylistic Analysis
- Chapter Two
- A "Golden Age" in Florence
- A Craftsman's Training
- Breaking Away
- Chapter Three
- Violence and Decadence
- Without Sin
- Mysterious Disappearance
- Part 2: The Second Virgin of the Rocks c.1495-1499 (London, National Gallery)
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Love and Loss at the Corte Vecchio
- Revealing the "Nature of Man"
- Chapter Six
- Muscle and Bone
- Human Machines
- "Super Vision": Artist as Scientist
- Chapter Seven
- The Ideal Woman
- Intellectuals at Court
- "The Measure of All Things"
- A Stairway to Heaven
- Part 3: The Completion of the Second Virgin of the Rocks c.1499-1508
- Chapter Eight
- Betrayal
- Escape
- Chapter Nine
- Clash of the Titans
- An Honoured Guest
- Memories
- The Final Touches
- Post Script
- "The most eagerly awaited exhibition in living memory"
- Life after The Virgin of the Rocks
- Biography of Leonardo
- Notes
- Glossary of Key Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
- Praise for "Leonardo and The Virgin of the Rocks"
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