Leonardo da Vinci

An Account of His Development as an Artist [Revised Edition]

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Art History, European, General Art
Cover of the book Leonardo da Vinci by Sir Kenneth M. Clark, Pickle Partners Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sir Kenneth M. Clark ISBN: 9781787203754
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing Publication: March 17, 2017
Imprint: Pickle Partners Publishing Language: English
Author: Sir Kenneth M. Clark
ISBN: 9781787203754
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Publication: March 17, 2017
Imprint: Pickle Partners Publishing
Language: English

Sir Kenneth Clark made his name as a scholar of Leonardo da Vinci by a Critical Catalogue of Leonardo’s drawings at Windsor Castle, published in 1935, which was recognized as establishing the subject on a firmer chronological basis. Four years later he produced this short book on Leonardo as an artist, which has been generally regarded as the clearest and sanest introduction to this great and controversial subject.

This is the first book on Leonardo written after critics had reached general agreement as to which works were really by his own hand. It is also the first study of Leonardo to take advantage of our wider range of aesthetic experience and our fuller knowledge of psychology. Sir Kenneth writes ‘that all great art should be reinterpreted for each generation’, but although his interpretation of Leonardo is twenty years old, it remains valid today. He has written a fresh introduction which goes rather deeper than his previous conclusions, and for this edition has made extensive revisions to the text.

“Your true critic must be doubly armed, with knowledge and intuition. Sir Kenneth Clark, armed with both to a remarkable degree, has written a book on Leonardo’s development as an artist which (I do not exaggerate) will set a new standard in art criticism in England.”—Sunday Times

“It is so intelligent, so modest, so beautifully written and so wise.”—Harold Nicolson

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Sir Kenneth Clark made his name as a scholar of Leonardo da Vinci by a Critical Catalogue of Leonardo’s drawings at Windsor Castle, published in 1935, which was recognized as establishing the subject on a firmer chronological basis. Four years later he produced this short book on Leonardo as an artist, which has been generally regarded as the clearest and sanest introduction to this great and controversial subject.

This is the first book on Leonardo written after critics had reached general agreement as to which works were really by his own hand. It is also the first study of Leonardo to take advantage of our wider range of aesthetic experience and our fuller knowledge of psychology. Sir Kenneth writes ‘that all great art should be reinterpreted for each generation’, but although his interpretation of Leonardo is twenty years old, it remains valid today. He has written a fresh introduction which goes rather deeper than his previous conclusions, and for this edition has made extensive revisions to the text.

“Your true critic must be doubly armed, with knowledge and intuition. Sir Kenneth Clark, armed with both to a remarkable degree, has written a book on Leonardo’s development as an artist which (I do not exaggerate) will set a new standard in art criticism in England.”—Sunday Times

“It is so intelligent, so modest, so beautifully written and so wise.”—Harold Nicolson

More books from General Art

Cover of the book For Creative Geographies by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Who Needs the Fed? by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Design as Future-Making by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Madonnen by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book The Secret Lives of Color by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Gustave Doré by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book ArtBreak by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Artemisia Gentileschi: 52 Masterpieces by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book South African Cinema 1896–2010 by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Art Models Thea039 by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Michael Foreman: A Life in Pictures by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Skandalfilme by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Country Flowers in Watercolour (Collins Learn to Paint) by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Remote Avant-Garde by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
Cover of the book Chagall by Sir Kenneth M. Clark
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy