The da Vinci Legacy How an Elusive 16th-Century Artist Became a Global Pop Icon

by Christopher Brown, Jean-Pierre Isbouts

For the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death comes an immersive journey through five centuries of history to define the Leonardo mystique and uncover how the elusive Renaissance artist became a global pop icon. Virtually everyone would agree that Leonardo da Vinci was the most important artist of the High Renaissance. It was Leonardo who singlehandedly created the defining features of Western art: a realism based on subtle shading; depth using atmospheric effects; and dramatic c

ISBN: 9781948062350

320 pages

Published: 2019-04-30

Publisher: Apollo Publishers

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