Leonardo Drawings (Dover Art Library) (Paperback)

by Leonardo da Vinci (Author)

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Product Description
A representative selection of Leonardo's various achievements: drawings of plants, landscapes, human face and figure, etc., as well as studies for The Adoration of the Magi, Sforza monument, The Last Supper, more. 60 illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (May 1, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486239519
• ISBN-13: 978-0486239514
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #374,915 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for drawing practice, April 24, 2002

By A Customer

This booklet is good for copying practice. All of the lines are clear, but deterioration marks transferred on some sheets. Figurative drawing is best represented, but there is also some architecture, flowers, horses, landscape, and two drapery studies. The text is minimal, but it provides the date, location and materials used for each sheet.

If you want a more beautiful book, Clayton's "LdV: A Singular Vision". It has many of the same drawings (and many more) cleaned up in full color (lines lighter, but still clear). Marani's "LdV: The Complete Paintings" also has clean reproductions of many of these drawings (usually smaller) and excellent reproductions of the paintings.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the ultimate picture book, April 5, 2000

By	herff (Houston) - See all my reviews

This a great book if you're looking to decorate your room, but it's not much for explanations. It is very lacking in text, but then again, the prints more than speak for themselves. A great book for any art collector.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Master's Work Is Incomparable, September 18, 2002

By	Redmund K. Sum (Los Altos, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good collection of da Vinci's drawings. It is one of the best among those in the Dover Art Library. A few of the pictures so vividly captured the instantaneous expressions of men in various emotional states that one is left breathless by da Vinci's incomparable power of observation and stunning drawing skills. Another bunch of drawings had complicated contents and they all showed amazingly accurate perspective geometry. One is left with no doubt that the great artist is no less a great scientist.

This book, being a collection of drawings, does little to teach, but it is a good reference and a standard of excellence for comparison with other drawings. I recommend it for any serious art student.