Overview
BasĆ”ndose en los miles de pĆ”ginas de los cuadernos manuscritos de Leonardo y nuevos descubrimientos sobre su vida y su obra, Walter Isaacson teje una narraciĆ³n que conecta el arte de Da Vinci con sus investigaciones cientĆficas, y nos muestra cĆ³mo el genio del hombre mĆ”s visionario de la historia naciĆ³ de habilidades que todos poseemos y podemos estimular, tales como la curiosidad incansable, la observaciĆ³n cuidadosa y la imaginaciĆ³n juguetona. Su creatividad, como la de todo gran innovador, resultĆ³ de la intersecciĆ³n entre la tecnologĆa y las humanidades. DespellejĆ³ y estudiĆ³ el rostro de numerosos cadĆ”veres, dibujĆ³ los mĆŗsculos que configuran el movimiento de los labios y pintĆ³ la sonrisa mĆ”s enigmĆ”tica de la historia, la de la Mona Lisa. ExplorĆ³ las leyes de la Ć³ptica, demostrĆ³ como la luz incidĆa en la cĆ³rnea y logrĆ³ producir esa ilusiĆ³n de profundidad en la Ćltima cena.
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La habilidad de Leonardo da Vinci para combinar arte y ciencia -esplendorosamente representada en el Hombre de Vitruvio- continĆŗa siendo la regla de oro de la innovaciĆ³n. La apasionante vida de este gran hombre debe recordarnos la importancia de inculcar el conocimiento, pero sobre todo la voluntad contagiosa de cuestionarlo: ser imaginativos y pensar de manera diferente.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is āa study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve itā¦Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and lifeā (The New Yorker).
Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinciās astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson ādeftly reveals an intimate Leonardoā (San Francisco Chronicle) in a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardoās genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, careful observation, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy.
He produced the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy, fossils, birds, the heart, flying machines, botany, geology, and weaponry. He explored the math of optics, showed how light rays strike the cornea, and produced illusions of changing perspectives in The Last Supper. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man, made him historyās most creative genius.
In the āluminousā (Daily Beast) Leonardo da Vinci, Isaacson describes how Leonardoās delight at combining diverse passions remains the ultimate recipe for creativity. So, too, does his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate, gay, vegetarian, left-handed, easily distracted, and at times heretical. His life should remind us of the importance to be imaginative and, like talented rebels in any era, to think different. Here, da Vinci ācomes to life in all his remarkable brilliance and oddity in Walter Isaacsonās ambitious new biographyā¦a vigorous, insightful portraitā (The Washington Post).
This book title, Leonardo da Vinci (Spanish Edition), ISBN: 9788466347761, by Walter Isaacson, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (July 16, 2024) 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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