Leonardo da Vinci (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Jay Williams
- First Published: 1965
- Time of Work: 1452–1519
- Setting: Italy and France
- Principal Characters: Leonardo da Vinci, Piero, Andrea del Verrocchio, Ludovico Sforza, Cesare Borgia, Charles d’Amboise, Giuliano the Magnificent, Francis I
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Art or artists, Science or scientists, Painting or painters, Italy or Italians, Renaissance, Biography, Inventions or inventors
- Locales: France, Italy
Form and Content
In writing Leonardo da Vinci, Jay Williams created both a biography of one of the greatest of all Renaissance figures and a historical reference book. He describes life during the Renaissance and portrays Leonardo as an individual who reflected and rose above the time in which he lived. The book documents his achievements not only as an artist but also as an engineer, inventor, scientist, and, in conclusion, a “universal man.” A chapter is dedicated to each of these facets of Leonardo’s persona, exploring his research and contributions in these...
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