Mona Lisa originated as a portrait of a particular Florentine woman and evolved into a philosophical meditation. This is author Martin Kemp’s intriguing contention in a book that explores multiple topics related to the world’s most famous painting.
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Book Thoughts: Leonardo da Vinci—Experience, Experiment and Design (Kemp)
This catalog for a 2006 exhibit explores da Vinci's thinking processes through his notebooks, where he concretized ideas on paper. It’s among the best books I’ve found on his integrative methodology.
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Book Thoughts: Leonardo by Leonardo (Kemp)
In his first book devoted exclusively to the paintings, Martin Kemp delivers a volume rich with the information and insights expected of a top da Vinci scholar.
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Da Vinci-Themed Summer: D.C. Exhibit Extols the Mind, Tech and Business
When I returned to my friend Laurie’s flat in Wimbledon from Windsor Castle on my last full day in London, she asked: “What would you say was the highlight of your trip?”
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