Leonardo'S Universe

Averitablerockstarinthebookworldsomefivecenturiesafterhisbirth,LeonardoDaVinciisamanfortheages.Millionsofreadershungrilyponderthemysteriesbehindhissketch-fillednotebooks,radicalinventions,andenigmaticpaintings.Thisstunningbook,likenootheronthemarket,exploresthemaster’sinsightsandsynthesizeshisrelationshipwithartandscienceinamagnificentlyillustratedandinformativestyle.EverypageresonateswithLeonardo’sgenius,demonstratedbyhisownartandwritingsaswellasmoderndiagramsandworkablere-creationsofhisinventions.PhysicistandartistBulentAtalay,authorofMathandtheMonaLisa,deftlyexplainsLeonardo’sinterestintopicsrangingfromarchitecturetobotanytophilosophy.EngagingproseandsplendidimagespointupthescienceandmathematicsunderlyingLeonardo’sgenius,showinghowattentiontoproportions,patterns,shapes,andsymmetriesinformedhisart.Thestoryflowschronologically,withquotationsrevealingthenear-magicalthoughtsofamanwhojustbeforehisdeathaskedGod’sforgivenessfor"notusingalltheresourcesofmyspiritandart."Theauthor’sactivespeakingengagementsandprevioussuccesswithMathandtheMonaLisaensurestrongsalesandongoingsupportforLeonardo’sUniverse.Withlavishillustrationsandthrillingrevelations,thisbeautifulbookwillappealtothevastaudienceofLeonardofanscreatedbyTheDaVinciCode—andwillstandasanimportantresourcelongafterothertitleshavefallenoffthebestsellerlist.