Living with leonardo

R$ 184,90

Sinopse

Approaching the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, the world- renowned da Vinci expert recounts his fifty- year journey with the work of the world’s most famous artistA personal memoir interwoven with original research, Living with Leonardo takes us deep inside Leonardo da Vinci scholar Martin Kemp’s lifelong passion for the genius who has helped define our culture.Each chapter considers a specific work as Kemp offers insight into his encounters with academics, collectors, curators, devious dealers, auctioneers, and authors― as well as how he has grappled with legions of “Leonardo loonies,” treaded vested interests in academia and museums, and fended off fusillades of non- Leonardos. Kemp explains his thinking on the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa, retells his part in the identification of the stolen Buccleuch Madonna, and explains his involvement on the two major Leonardo discoveries of the last 100 years: La Bella Principessa and Salvator Mundi. His engaging narrative elucidates the issues surrounding attribution,the scientific analyses that support experts’ interpretations, and the continuing importance of connoisseurship.Illustrated with the works being discussed, Living with Leonardo explores the artist’s genius from every angle, including technical analysis and the pop culture works he inspired, such as The Da Vinci Code, and his enduring influence 500 years after his death.80+ illustrations

Participantes

Autor: Martin Kemp

Autor

MARTIN KEMP

MARTIN KEMP, formado em ciências naturais e história da arte na Universidade de Cambridge e no Courtauld Institute de Londres, leciona história da arte na Universidade de Oxford. É autor de Leonardo da Vinci: os maravilhosos trabalhos da natureza e do homem, que lhe rendeu em 1989 o Prêmio Mitchell. No mesmo ano foi curador da completíssima exposição Leonardo da Vinci, na Hayward Gallery de Londres. É organizador e co-autor de The Oxford History of Western Art, e atualmente se encarrega do projeto The Universal Leonardo, que reúne exposições e outros eventos na Europa para celebrar a vida do grande artista.