The Genius of Leonardo - Hardcover

Guido Visconti

 
9781841483009: The Genius of Leonardo

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Bimba Landmann's richly coloured iconographic illustrations both illuminate this stunning life of Leonardo and create an air of mystery around this far-reaching genius. At once instructive and entertaining, the story is told by ten-year-old Giacomo, who comes to respect, love and learn from Leonardo, his wise and eccentric master. The many facets of this towering genius of Renaissance Italy are explored in a book that will inspire everyone to search for their own greatness within.

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Guido Visconti was born in Milan, Italy, in 1955. After taking a degree in literature and philosophy, he worked as a school teacher in Italy for several years before moving to India in 1985. He now directs a village school in India with his wife. The Genius of Leonardo is Guido Visconti's first Barefoot Book. Bimba Landmann is the highly acclaimed illustrator of A Boy Named Giotto (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999), which was selected as one of the Smithsonian's Notable Books for Children list, 1999, and which has also won prestigious awards in France and Germany. She is also the illustrator of Journey into the Blue Night (Edizioni Arka, 1997), which won first prize at the Premio Nazionale Val Vibrata. Bimba is married to the art critic Paolo Guarnieri, and lives in Milan, Italy.

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Verlag: Barefoot Books Ltd, 2016
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