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Da Vinci's Ghost
Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image
By Lester, Toby
- ISBN
- 9781439189238
- Publisher
- Free Pr: S. & S.
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Reviewed on February 1, 2012 | Arts and Humanities
Leonardo da Vinci set out to incorporate a perfect interpretation of the universe through his drawing Vitruvian Man, a male nude with four outstretched arms—perhaps indicating motion, perhaps measuring—and four outstretched legs proportioned within a circle in a square. It is one of Leonardo's best-known images, and Lester (contributing editor, Atlantic; The Fourth Part of the World: An Astonishing Epic o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
