A Portrait of Leonardo

STRIP BACK THE LAYERS OF VARNISH AND DISCOVER THE MAN BEHIND THE MASTERPIECES, THE PERSONALITY THAT DROVE ONE OF THE GREATEST MINDS IN HISTORY.

Donovan sets out to discover the person behind the myth in A Portrait of Leonardo.

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 illustrated book shows the real Leonardo.

SPECS

ISBN: 9781990003479

Published by: Upstart Press 2022

Format: Paperback

Size: 210 x 260mm, 136pp, full colour

RRP: NZ$34.99

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Reviews

  • “A Portrait of Leonardo brings both artist and artworks closer, in so many satisfying ways. [Donovan’s] characters are full of life and personality and pizazz. I get the sense of people, places and situations that refuse to be pigeonholed (like Leonardo himself!) You spot clues and traces of Leonardo’s work. Places come alive beyond privileged palazzi to show the bustle and grime and hubbub of Italian cities.”

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A Portrait of Leonardo

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