Leonardo

Összefoglaló

"In this reassessment of Leonardo's life and works, Robert Payne does full justice to the current knowledge and adds some startling insights. Out of the massive and still growing accumulation of documents, notably the legacy of notebooks and drawings, he has forged a sustained and highly readable account. Less concerned with the intricacies of attribution, his approach is basically intuitive. Relying on wide-ranging sources and liberally quoting from documents, he gives a rounded picture of the artist and his time. His interpretations are illuminating and on occasion rise to the realm of the supernatural. His presentations of the works and comments on them are forthright and refreshingly personal, bringing the reader so to speak into their presence both physically and mentally."
Henry A. La Farge, former Senior Editor Art News