Leonardo Da Vinci. Masterpieces in Colour

Masterpieces in Colour

by Maurice Walter Brockwell

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Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 1908

About the author

Maurice W. Brockwell (1869 -1958) was an art curator who began his career at the National Gallery in Britain. He then moved to Florence, Italy where he became the librarian at the Villa I Tatti and assistant to Bernard Berenson, then the leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance.

In 1920 he returned to England were he accepted the position of curator of the Cook Collection, Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey.

Reviews

[Bernice · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Qoute the beautiful introduction :" Leonardo was a man so happy in his genius, so consummate in his profession, so accomplished in the Arts, so knowing in the Sciences, and withal, so much esteemed by the Age wherein he lived, his works so highly applauded by the ages which have succeeded, and his Name and Memory still preserved with so much Veneration by the Present Age, that, if anything could equal the Merit of a Man, it must be the Success he met with. Moreover, this is not in painting alone, but in philosophy, too, that Leonardo surpassed all his Brethen of the Pencil. "

[DallasDoesBooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read which does the job of summarizing the important points of each part of his life.

The author at times makes his own biases comically clear.

[Viji (Bookish endeavors) · Rating 3 out of 5]

A brief sketch of the life and works of Leonardo Da Vinci. It does an excellent job in providing enough details considering the quantity of pages employed. The author hasn't limited it to dry details and adds his own conclusions. He tries to refute certain points in the autobiography written by Vasari,like the time of death and the presence of the monarch at the scene of death. An informative read.

[Mohit Garg · Rating 1 out of 5]

A brief biography of the eminent person in many fields..
But little is known about his life so the biography is not much to read for...

[Drew Irion · Rating 4 out of 5]

I believe that this book was very informative not only about Leonardo da vincible but also about his art.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting snippets of info on both the man and his work.

[rati · Rating 4 out of 5]

quick synopsis into the life and work of Da Vinci. Easy and good read!

[Luis Delgado · Rating 2 out of 5]

Leonardo da Vinci

Resumen bastante simple de la obra de Da Vinci como pintor. Interesante la anécdota sobre la cara de Judas en la Última Cena.

[Lucas Matthews · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short, but informative, book about the life of the great daVinci. I enjoyed it.