| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 180 pages) : color illustrations, color plates |
| Contents |
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 |
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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." |
| Summary |
This is the first book dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci's commission for The Virgin of the Rocks. Leonardo completed fewer than twenty paintings in his lifetime, yet he returned twice to this same mysterious subject over the course of a twenty-five year period. Identical in terms of iconography, stylistically these paintings are worlds apart. The first, of c.1482-4, was Leonardo's magnum opus, catapulting the young artist from obscurity to fame. When, in 1508, he finished the second painting, he was nearing the end of his artistic career and had become an international celebrity. Why did he revi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Virgin of the rocks (Musée du Louvre)
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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Virgin of the rocks (National Gallery (Great Britain))
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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 fast |
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Painting, Italian -- Italy -- 15th century
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History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600.
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Renaissance art.
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Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600.
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ART -- History -- General.
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Painting, Italian
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Italy
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781527514911 |
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1527514919 |
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