Leonardo da Vinci: Masterworks - Rosalind Ormiston [KSIĄŻKA]

Leonardo da Vinci was the epitome of the Renaissance humanist ideal, a logical polymath of epic proportions who excelled and had interests not just in art but in invention, anatomy, architecture, engineering, literature, mathematics, music, science, astronomy and more. His oeuvre is astounding and he is rightly famed for his masterpieces of painting such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and his astonishingly technical and graceful drawings. The phenomenon that was Leonardo would not of course have flourished to such an extent had it not been for the patronage and sponsorship of the Medici family, who commissioned a large proportion of the art and architecture of the era and fostered a fertile climate for creativity. This sumptuous new book offers a broader view of this master artist in the context of this environment, alongside the work of other key artists who benefited from the Medicis, from Brunelleschi through Donatello to Michelangelo and Raphael.

KSIĄŻKA W JĘZYKU ANGIELSKIM.

Leonardo da Vinci był uosobieniem renesansowego ideału humanisty - genialnym polimatą o epickich proporcjach, który nie ograniczał się wyłącznie do sztuki. Doskonale odnajdywał się w wynalazczości, anatomii, architekturze, inżynierii, literaturze, matematyce, muzyce, naukach przyrodniczych, astronomii i wielu innych dziedzinach. Jego dorobek jest oszałamiający. Słusznie uznawany jest za twórcę absolutnych arcydzieł malarstwa, takich jak Mona Lisa i Ostatnia Wieczerza, oraz za niezwykle precyzyjne i pełne gracji rysunki. Fenomen Leonarda nie rozwinąłby się jednak w takim stopniu, gdyby nie hojny mecenat rodu Medyceuszy. To właśnie oni zamówili ogromną część sztuki i architektury epoki oraz stworzyli wyjątkowo sprzyjające środowisko dla rozwoju kreatywności. Ta przepiękna, luksusowa nowa książka przedstawia szerszy portret mistrza w kontekście tego wyjątkowego środowiska mecenatu, obok dzieł innych kluczowych artystów, którzy korzystali z protekcji Medyceuszy - od Brunelleschiego, przez Donatella, aż po Michała Anioła i Rafaela.

Leonardo da Vinci was the epitome of the Renaissance humanist ideal, a logical polymath of epic proportions who excelled and had interests not just in art but in invention, anatomy, architecture, engineering, literature, mathematics, music, science, astronomy and more. His oeuvre is astounding and he is rightly famed for his masterpieces of painting such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and his astonishingly technical and graceful drawings. The phenomenon that was Leonardo would not of course have flourished to such an extent had it not been for the patronage and sponsorship of the Medici family, who commissioned a large proportion of the art and architecture of the era and fostered a fertile climate for creativity. This sumptuous new book offers a broader view of this master artist in the context of this environment, alongside the work of other key artists who benefited from the Medicis, from Brunelleschi through Donatello to Michelangelo and Raphael.