da vinci

Chronicles the life of Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, describing his accomplishments, his artistic techniques, his other areas of study, and the world in which he lived, and features more than one hundred illustrations.

Discusses the style and technique of the Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci.

Provides information about what was going on in the world at the time of Leonardo da Vinci, discussing rulers and leaders, daily life, discovery and invention, the arts, and belief systems in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas; and includes brief biographical information about the Renaissance artist and inventor.

Presents clues to recognizing the artist's work and identifying his paintings. Color, line, shape, composition, subject matter, and brushwork are revealed through reproductions of his paintings.

Investigating the murder of a Louvre curator, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and French cryptologist Sophie Neveu find clues painted into a Da Vinci work, inadvertently uncovering a plot involving the Holy Grail and the secret society known as the Priory of Sion.

Traces the life and times of Leonardo da Vinci showing his effect on the world of art and on the history of the Italian Renaissance.

A fictionalized look at Renaissance-era artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci's youth, which explores his uncle Francesco's influence and his period as an artist's apprentice in Florence.

Describes the childhood of the famous artist and inventor, whose early interests in engineering, architecture, natural science, and painting were encouraged by his father.

Looks at what was going on in the world at the time Leonardo da Vinci created the Mona Lisa, which he started in 1503, discusses the life and work of the artist, and provides a description of the famous painting.

Explores how Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" painting became the most famous painting in the world and an icon of popular culture.