Leonardo's Anatomical Drawings (Dover Art Library)
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"It is a miracle that any one man should have observed, read, and written down so much in a single lifetime." — Kenneth Clark, art historian and Leonardo da Vinci biographer A perfectionist in his artwork, Leonardo da Vinci studied nature and anatomy to produce amazingly realistic paintings. Using scientific methods in his investigations of the human body — the first ever by an artist — he was able to create remarkably accurate depictions of the "ideal" figure. This exceptional collection of 59 precise, detailed drawings reprints Leonardo's sketches, still considered the finest ever made, of the skeleton; vertebral column; skull; upper and lower extremities; cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems; human embryos; and other subjects. The volume will be a welcome addition to the libraries of artists, illustrators, and scientists.
| Best Sellers Rank | #2,836 in Individual Artists (Books) |
| Dimensions | 8 x 0.25 x 10.5 inches |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| Isbn 10 | 0486438627 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0486438627 |
| Item Weight | 6.4 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 64 pages |
| Publication Date | December 17, 2004 |
| Publisher | Dover Publications |
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Cool!
Saw a super cute wall decoration on Pinterest where they took technical drawings and framed and put them all over the wall. Bought these to try it! The illustrations are nice and the paper quality is good too. I just gotta find the time to do it now!
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Five Stars
super awesome and helpful!
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Great Visuals, But No Translations
I am giving this product 4 stars because it was well set up and presented. I with-held the 5th star because it did not contain any sort of text about what Da Vinci had written at the sides or any real sort of side notes about the images, which I thought would have made this collection perfect.I bought this book because of my own study of medicine and the human body, and being an artist at heart I was interested in Da Vinci's own illustrations of the human body. I am happy to say that this book was not lacking in that and I am held amazed by the precise representations illustrated. Until I am able to find a book suiting my own strict criteria, I would say this is a must buy for those interested in anatomy and in art, and would like to hearken back to the Renaissance when this anatomical illustrations would have been considered state of the art, calling back to the genius of men such as Galen.
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Five Stars
awesome
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Waste of Money
Dont waste your money; this book consist of bad hardly legible photocopies you would do better using a search engine and getting images online
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From a H.S. Teacher
I honestly expected to have a WOW moment while reading this and using it to teach. However, that didn't happen, it's interesting and valuable to someone who bows at Leonardo's feet however, I was irritated that I paid "so much" for it.
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Nice prints, but by the look of the cover ...
Nice prints, but by the look of the cover I was expecting a sepia tone on them, but the contents were in black and white. Bought this book to use various prints for an art project. It has served its purpose.
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Meh, not so much
It's Dover, so I wasn't excpecting a masterpiece, but it was a little less than average.
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Excellent!
Great book, the illustrations are really well reproduced and have good detail.
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Five Stars
Great for use - daughter studying A Level Art
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Es war ein Geschenk und hat wunderbar gepasst.
Nun, dieses Buch war eines von zwei, die als Geschenk an eine Therapeutin gedacht war, die sich sehr für die Anatomischen Zeichnungen da Vincis interessiert hat. SIe hat sich unheimlich gefreut. Muss also gepasst haben.
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Demasiado breve
Se me ha quedado cortoMe habría gustado más información y más imágenes
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One Star
high price for this small book
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