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Leonardo Davinci
Leonardo Davinci: A Renegade Life | Mike Lankford
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Why did Leonardo Da Vinci leave so many of his major works uncompleted? Why did this resolute pacifist build war machines for the notorious Borgias? Why did he carry the Mona Lisa with him everywhere he went for decades, yet never quite finish it? Why did he write backwards, and was he really at war with Michelangelo? And was he gay? In a book unlike anything ever written about the Renaissance genius, Mike Lankford explodes every cliche about Da Vinci and then reconstructs him based on a rich trove of available evidence bringing to life for the modern reader the man who has been studied by scholars for centuries, yet has remained as mysterious as ever. Seeking to envision Da Vinci without the obscuring residue of historical varnish, the sights, sounds, smells, and feel of Renaissance Italy usually missing in other biographies are all here, transporting readers back to a world of war and plague and court intrigue, of viciously competitive famous artists, of murderous tyrants with exquisite tastes in art . Lankford brilliantly captures Da Vinci's life as the compelling and dangerous adventure it seems to have actually been fleeing from one sanctuary to the next, somehow surviving in war zones beside his friend Machiavelli, struggling to make art his way or no way at all ... and often paying dearly for those decisions. It is a thrilling and absorbing journey into the life of a ferociously dedicated loner, whose artwork in one way or another represents his noble rebellion, providing inspiration that is timeless."
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LeslieO
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Thank you so much Jenni @sprainedbrain ! I love the Italian theme: lasagna, Leonardo and limoncello! Can‘t wait to try the recipe and the book!

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BookBabe 😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y
LeahBergen What a great theme! 2y
BennettBookworm Yummmm! 2y
Ddzmini Yum lasagna 🤤 2y
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Well, I‘ve just finished Becoming Leonardo: An Exploded View of the Life of Leonardo Da Vinci by Mike Lankford. It was a great overview of Da Vinici‘s life, with some creative leaps to fill in the blanks (e.g what he could have been feeling at a certain time, etc.). It‘s an amazing book because it reads at a fast pace and dispels many of the myths we have as a society about Leonardo! Highly recommended!

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Gina
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Staircase design by Leonardo DaVinci in the 1500s. He was a true Renaissance Man.

CouronneDhiver 😍😍😍 5y
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Clwojick
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Running behind with getting these lovely bookmarks out, but I promise they‘ll be on your way by the weekend. 💖📚 Hope you all love them!

cobwebmoth Thank you! It's so sweet of you to share them.😘 6y
LeahBergen Ooooo! You‘re a darling! 😍😍😍 6y
Oryx Exciting! Thank you again 😎 6y
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Genrebending
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Ah, the Renaissance. ☠️

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Genrebending
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Oh, you've read every biography of Leonardo out there? Read this. #art #renaissance #biography #leonardo #narrativenonfiction @Melvillehouse

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