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The shadow drawing : how science taught Leonardo how to paint

text The shadow drawing : how science taught Leonardo how to paint

Summary

A new biography of the artist behind the Mona Lisa distinguishes between his life as an artist and as an inventor and discusses how he used his understanding of optical science to perfect his painting techniques.

Contents

How science taught Leonardo how to paint -- How Leonardo painted -- How Leonardo taught the science of art -- How Leonardo's science of art was lost and found.

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Description
374 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2020

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 759.5 FIO in Adult Non-fiction Available

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