101 Things You Didn't Know about Da Vinci
Inventions, Intrigue, and Unfinished Works
1st Edition
Published on 16. January 2018
256 pages
978-1-5072-0660-7 (ISBN)
Description
Timed to coincide with the release of Walter Isaacson's latest biography on the famous painter and inventor, as well as the latest thriller in Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code series, this book includes 101 in-depth facts about Leonardo Da Vinci.
101 Things You Didn't Know About Da Vinci provides you with all the fascinating facts you didn't know about the famous artist, inventor, and creator of the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, including details about his personal life, information about his inventions and art, his interactions with his contemporaries, and his impact on the world since his death.
Some facts include:
?Da Vinci was left handed, and wrote from right to left, even writing his letters backwards.
?Da Vinci's The Last Supper started peeling off the wall almost immediately upon completion, due to a combination of the type of paint Leonardo used and the humidity
?Among Leonardo's many inventions and creations was a mechanical lion he created to celebrate the coronation of King François I of France
Whether you're seeking inspiration, information, or interesting and entertaining facts about history's most creative genius, 101 Things You Didn't Know About Da Vinci has just what you're looking for!
101 Things You Didn't Know About Da Vinci provides you with all the fascinating facts you didn't know about the famous artist, inventor, and creator of the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, including details about his personal life, information about his inventions and art, his interactions with his contemporaries, and his impact on the world since his death.
Some facts include:
?Da Vinci was left handed, and wrote from right to left, even writing his letters backwards.
?Da Vinci's The Last Supper started peeling off the wall almost immediately upon completion, due to a combination of the type of paint Leonardo used and the humidity
?Among Leonardo's many inventions and creations was a mechanical lion he created to celebrate the coronation of King François I of France
Whether you're seeking inspiration, information, or interesting and entertaining facts about history's most creative genius, 101 Things You Didn't Know About Da Vinci has just what you're looking for!
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101 Things You Didn't Know about Da Vinci
Inventions, Intrigue, and Unfinished Works
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Cynthia Phillips, PhD, is a scientist at the SETI Institute and works at the Center for the Study of Life in the Universe. She received her BA in astronomy, astrophysics, and physics at Harvard University and her PhD in planetary science with a minor in geosciences from the University of Arizona. She has written for a number of technical publications in her field, including Science, Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research, and Icarus. She has also written articles on a more general level for newsletters at the University of Arizona and at the SETI Institute, and she's prepared many official NASA press releases. She has taught astronomy to students from junior high to college and has given public lectures to general audiences. She is the coauthor of 101 Things You Didn't Know About Einstein.
Shana Priwer has an undergraduate degree from Columbia University in architecture with minors in math and art history. She earned her master's degree in architecture from Harvard University and currently works with a software company in San Francisco. As a technical writer, she has collaborated with Cynthia Phillips on a variety of projects. She is the coauthor of 101 Things You Didn't Know About Einstein.
Shana Priwer has an undergraduate degree from Columbia University in architecture with minors in math and art history. She earned her master's degree in architecture from Harvard University and currently works with a software company in San Francisco. As a technical writer, she has collaborated with Cynthia Phillips on a variety of projects. She is the coauthor of 101 Things You Didn't Know About Einstein.
Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- Part 1. In the Beginning
- 1. Where It All Began: Vinci, Italy
- 2. The Mamas and the Papas, and Everyone in Between
- 3. "Current Events" in Fifteenth-Century Italy
- 4. The Life You're Born Into
- 5. Siblings of a Genius
- 6. It's All Relative
- 7. Youthful Adventures
- 8. Get to Work! Leonardo's Early Training
- 9. What Did They Do Before There Were Bookstores?
- 10. Apprenticeship, or Learning from Your Elders
- 11. Turning Dust Into Gold: Early Painting Experience
- 12. Getting Off to a Good Start
- 13. Membership Has Its Privileges
- 14. Striking Out on His Own
- 15. The Rebirth of Italy
- 16. Renaissance Religion
- 17. Don't Forget the Golden Oldies
- 18. Show Me the Money!
- 19. The Importance of Being Sponsored
- 20. Lorenzo the Magnificent
- 21. Playing Up to the Duke
- 22. Look Out, It's Cesare Borgia!
- 23. The Best of the Louis
- 24. Don't Mess with the Pope
- 25. Francis I, King of France and Friend of Leonardo
- 26. Da Vinci University
- Part 2. The Best of the Best of the Best
- 27. Early Sculpture: A Celebration in Three Dimensions
- 28. Form, Function, and the Whole Nine Yards
- 29. A Horse Is a Horse, of Course, of Course
- 30. Draw Up a Chair
- 31. The Scene Behind the Scene
- 32. Finish That Painting! Leonardo and the Fine Art of Completion
- 33. Building the Scene-Scape
- 34. An Architecture of the Imagination
- 35. It's All in the Details
- 36. Monks and Lawyers and Artists, Oh My!
- 37. The Life and Times of The Last Supper
- 38. There's Something about Lisa
- 39. Oldies but Goodies
- 40. Building the Renaissance
- 41. The Milan Dome
- 42. Order in the Church!
- 43. San Giovanni Church: Closer to Heaven
- 44. Build It and They Will Come: Designs for Other Public Structures
- 45. Military Architecture: The Design of Defense
- 46. He Built This City
- Part 3. What It's All About
- 47. Observe and Understand
- 48. Love That Body!
- 49. From the Inside Out: Studies of Human Systems
- 50. Fawning over Flora
- 51. The Perfect Man
- 52. Getting Physical with Science
- 53. It's All in the Circle Game
- 54. Before Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
- 55. War Games
- 56. Building a Better . . . Cannon?
- 57. Leonardo's Robot
- 58. Chutes (We Already Covered Ladders)
- 59. It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Flying Machine!
- 60. Leonardo's Whirlybird
- 61. The World Before Xerox
- 62. Under the Boardwalk, Down by the Sea
- 63. Containing the Forces of Nature
- 64. Harnessing the Power of Water
- 65. The Ocean Liners of the Future
- 66. Around and Around We Go
- 67. Gone with the Schwinn
- 68. A Coach Fit for a King
- Part 4. Writing, Drawing, and Music
- 69. The Leonardo Diaries
- 70. Every Binder Needs a Few Dividers
- 71. And the Lucky Winner Is . . .
- 72. Decoding the Codices
- 73. Say "Cheese!"
- 74. It's Like Looking in a Mirror
- 75. Write to the Point
- 76. Bringing Down the House
- Part 5. Who, What, Where, and What Else
- 77. Michelangelo: The Renaissance's Other Great Artist
- 78. The Young Master, Raphael
- 79. Botticelli on a Half Shell
- 80. Titian: His Own Personal Giant
- 81. Machiavelli: The Literary Prince of the Renaissance
- 82. Talking about a Religious Revolution
- 83. Center of the Universe
- 84. Leonardo on the Analyst's Couch
- Part 6. The Writing on the Wall
- 85. Vegetable Soup for a Gentle Soul
- 86. Highly Personal Accusations
- 87. Amigos, Compadres . . . Lovers?
- 88. Let's Talk about Sex
- 89. Warning: Genius at Work
- 90. Minor Errors of a Major Genius
- 91. Why Be Normal?
- 92. Crazy Like a Fox
- 93. More Than Meets the Eye
- 94. "R-e-s-p-e-c-t"
- 95. Sincerest Form of Flattery
- 96. A Horse of a Different Color
- 97. In the Beginning, There Was Religion
- 98. It's All in the Name!
- 99. In Sickness and in Health
- 100. Leonardo da Vinci: The Renaissance Man
- 101. Da Vinci in Popular Culture
- About the Authors
- Works Cited
- Index
- Copyright
