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Leonardo Da Vinci : the genius who defined the Renaissance / John Phillips.

Author/creator Phillips, John
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoWashinton, D.C. : National Geographic, 2008.
Description64 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519--Juvenile literature.
Artists--Italy --Biography --Juvenile literature.
Scientists--Italy --Biography --Juvenile literature.
Contents The boy from Vinci -- Early lessons -- The changing face of portrait painting -- Moving to Florence -- Training to be an artist -- Struggling to make a living -- Finding a patron -- Leaving Florence -- Arrival in Milan -- Friends and apprentices -- Leonardo's notebooks -- The power of water -- The dream of flight -- Fragile fresco -- Travels in Italy -- The art of war -- Battle of the giants -- The "Mona Lisa" -- The human body -- An invitation to France -- Leonardo's legacy.
General noteFirst published in 2006 by National Geographic Society, c2006 Marshall Editions.
General note"A Marshall edition."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 62) and index.
LCCN 2009275498
ISBN9781426302480 (pbk.)
ISBN1426302487 (pbk.)
ISBN079225385X (trade)
ISBN9780792253853 (trade)
ISBN0792253868 (lib. bind.)
ISBN9780792253860 (lib. bind.)

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