Leonardo da Vinci
The Renaissance gave birth to some of the greatest artists humankind has ever known: Leonardo Da Vinci, Titian, Michelangelo, the list goes on. While their talent and skill was undeniable, what was equally important was that they had the mental capacity to explore their work in great depth. In order to do this, their attention needed to be free fro... See more
Lawrence Yeo • The Arc of the Practical Creator - More To That
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Vision without execution is hallucination. .. Skill without imagination is barren. Leonardo [da Vinci] knew how to marry observation and imagination, which made him history’s consummate innovato
Walter Isaacson • Leonardo da Vinci
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Léonard de Vinci: La biographie (QUANTO) (French Edition)
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L’utilisation du sfumato, cet effet vaporeux qui adoucit les contours, est déjà à l’époque une marque de fabrique de Léonard. Alberti, dans son traité sur la peinture, conseille de dessiner des traits précis, et c’est exactement ce que fait Verrocchio. Léonard, parce qu’il prend soin d’observer le monde réel, a compris quant à lui que le conseil d’
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