Leonardo da Vinci : painter at the court of Milan /

Da Vinci's reputation as an inventor and scientist, and the complexity of his personality, have sometimes almost overshadowed the importance of his aims and techniques as a painter. This is a new examination of da Vinci's career that illuminates his time as court painter to the Duke of Mil...

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Main Author: Syson, Luke
Corporate Author: National Gallery (Great Britain)
Other Authors: Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519, Keith, Larry, Stephenson, Johanna
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : [New Haven, Conn.] : National Gallery Company ; Distributed by Yale University Press, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • The rewards of service : Leonardo da Vinci and the Duke of Milan / Luke Syson
  • In pursuit of perfection : Leonardo's painting technique / Larry Keith
  • Catalogue. The eye and the mind : seeing and believing ; The musician in Milan : a quiet revolution ; Beauty and love : Leonardo's portraits of women ; Body and soul : Saint Jerome in penitence ; Representing the divine: The Virgin of the rocks ; The Madonna Litta : Leonardo and his companions ; Character and emotion : The Last Supper ; The Miracle of talent : Leonardo and the French.