CRASH COURSE ON LITERATURE: PART 5
March 24, 2025
About this book
The book details Leonardo’s life, paintings, notebooks, work on maths, science and anatomy, and his sexuality. It focuses primarily on his notebooks but also covers his paintings. The book tackles the controversies surrounding the attribution of the paintings La Bella Principessa and Salvator Mundi to Leonardo.
Book Content
LEONARDO DA VINCI: IN HIS OWN WORDS
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TITLE PAGE
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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
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HISTORY
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LEONARDO MASTER ARTIST
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THE PAINTER AND PAINTING
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THE SEEING EYE
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THE WONDER OF SIGHT
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DIVINE LIGHT
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LIGHT AND DARKNESS
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DRAPERY
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LIGHT AND COLOUR
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THE POWER OF THE EYES
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PERSPECTIVE
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LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
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AERIAL PERSPECTIVES
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LANDSCAPE
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TREES IN LANDSCAPE
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BOTANY FOR PAINTERS
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WIND, SKY AND AIR
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PROPORTION
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THE HUMAN BODY
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THE BODY IN MOTION
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FACES
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ADVICE TO PAINTERS
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THE SOLITARY LIFE
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HOLDING A MIRROR UP TO NATURE
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REASON AND OBSERVATION
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INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE
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PEOPLE IN THE STREET
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JUDGING YOUR OWN PICTURES
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REPRESENTING MEN
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STIMULATING THE IMAGINATION
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HOW TO REPRESENT NIGHT
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THE WAY TO REPRESENT A BATTLE
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HOW TO REPRESENT A TEMPEST
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REPRESENTING A DELUGE
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LEONARDO’S SCIENTIFIC VISION
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THE EMPIRICAL APPROACH
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DEMONSTRATION
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EXPERIMENT
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THE FOUR ELEMENTS
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WATER AND EARTH
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THE QUALITIES OF WATER
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WATER IN MOTION
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AIR
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THE COLOR OF ATMOSPHERE
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THE SUN
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NATURE’S LAWS
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THE POWERS OF NATURE
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WEIGHT
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FORCE
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MOVEMENT
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IMPETUS AND PERCUSSIONS
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THE SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
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INVENTIONS
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MACHINES
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THE INVENTIONS OF WAR
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WINGS AND FLIGHT
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MOVEMENT THROUGH AIR
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FLYING MACHINES
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LEONARDO AS THINKER
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COMPARISON OF THE ARTS
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THE POWER OF ART
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HARMONY
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LOVE
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WISDOM
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THE SOUL
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IGNORANCE
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PROPHECIES
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TALES
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SYMBOLISM
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REFLECTION OF LIFE
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LIFE OF THE BODY
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THE LIGHT OF TRUTH
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THE FINAL WORDS