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Phillips, John.

Leonardo Da Vinci : the genius who defined the Renaissance / John Phillips. - Washinton, D.C. : National Geographic, 2008. - 64 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

The boy from Vinci -- Early lessons -- The changing face of portrait painting -- Moving to Florence -- Training to be an artist -- Struggling to make a living -- Finding a patron -- Leaving Florence -- Arrival in Milan -- Friends and apprentices -- Leonardo's notebooks -- The power of water -- The dream of flight -- Fragile fresco -- Travels in Italy -- The art of war -- Battle of the giants -- The "Mona Lisa" -- The human body -- An invitation to France -- Leonardo's legacy.

ISBN: 9781426302480 (pbk.) 1426302487 (pbk.) 079225385X (trade) 9780792253853 (trade) 0792253868 (lib. bind.) 9780792253860 (lib. bind.)

LCCN: 2009275498

Subjects--Personal Names:
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Artists--Italy--Biography.
Scientists--Italy--Biography.

LC Class. No.: N6923 L33 / P54 2008