Leonardo da Vinci : the language of faces / editor, Michael W. Kwakkelstein in collaboration with Michiel Plomp ; with contributions from Dennis Geronimus, Bram de Klerck and Paula Nuttall ; authors of the catalogue entries, Bram de Klerck, Paula Nuttall, Michael Kwakkelstein and Michiel Plomp ; translators, Michael Hoyle [and two others].
Publisher:
Thoth Publishers ;
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 28 cm
"This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci being held in Teylers Museum, Haarlem, from 5 October 2018 to 6 January 2019"--Page 221. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Foreword -- Leonardo: 'Disciple of Experience'-and of Books -- The Face as the Mirror of the Soul: Leonardo and the Moral Significance of Beauty and Ugliness -- Leonardo's Last Supper and the Motions of the Mind -- From Leonardo da Vinci to Gabriele Paleotti-Depictions of Laughter and Weeping in Sixteenth-Century Northern Italy -- The Netherlands and Leonardo da Vinci, 1500-1700 -- Catalogue: Precursors, Warrior Type, Teste Bizarre Idealized Beauty, Facial Expression, Body Language, Influence -- Bibliography -- Picture Credits -- Credits.
Summary:
"Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is undoubtedly the best-known artist of all time. He was famous during his own lifetime for his matchless gift for depicting human characters and emotions. He was one of the first artists to become fascinated by the expressiveness of the human face, be it deformed and ugly or beautiful and idealised. This is seen not only in famous paintings like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but even more so in the dozens of drawings that he made of people's faces. In addition to many of his superb drawings, Leonardo da Vinci - The Language of Faces contains dozens of works by his contemporaries and followers. This dazzling Renaissance art from collections throughout the world has here been brought together in a single book for the first time"--Back cover.
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