Overview
Donovan, as he did with Mozart: The Man Behind the Music and Much Ado About Shakespeare, sets out to discover the person behind the myth.
Using Leonardo’s own massive supply of notebooks as well as myriad other writings from the time, Donovan shows why, as well as what, Leonardo created in so many areas of life. Like no other biography, this book full of Bixley's original drawings shows the real Leonardo.
The author says "I really hope that my book presents to the world a vision of the Leonardo I've come to know through my years of research: the curious child, the arrogant teenage upstart, the fantastical daydreamer, a hilarious sharp-witted entertainer, a procrastinating painter, and a bloody–minded scientist who was defiant of authority and the status quo. He was a colourful character with a fiercely independent personality and one of the greatest gay icons who ever lived."
This book title, A Portrait of Leonardo (The life and times of Leonardo da Vinci-- a literary picture book), ISBN: 9781990003479, by Donovan Bixley, published by Upstart Press (May 23, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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