da vinci

Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci was consumed with curiosity about every aspect of life and filled volumes of notebooks, written backwards from right to left, with ideas that were before their time.

Relates, from the point of view of his servant Salai, how Leonardo da Vinci came to paint the Mona Lisa.

Examines the scientific and mathematic connections in the art of Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on the proportions, patterns, shapes, and symmetries that scientists and mathematicians have identified in nature and how da Vinci made a conscious effort to incorporate them into his art.

A biography of fifteenth-century artist and thinker Leonardo da Vinci, based on an investigation of his art, relationships, scientific studies, and manuscripts.

Presents an introduction to the life and accomplishments of the famous Italian Renaissance inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci.

From his jail cell in Italy, Vincenzo Peruggia tells how and why he stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911.

Three dimensional, movable pictures, including some pop-up pictures, demonstrate the artist's art and inventions.

A biography of the Italian Renaissance artist and inventor who was recognized as one of the cleverest men of his time.

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

In Renaissance Italy, Elisabetta longs for romance, and when Leonardo da Vinci introduces her to Guiliano de Medici, whose family rules Florence but is about to be deposed, she has no inkling of the romance--and sorrow--that will ensue.