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Author Fiorani, Francesca, author.

Title The shadow drawing : how science taught Leonardo how to paint / Francesca Fiorani.

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2041264~S1
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 Nichols Adult Nonfiction  759.5 LEO    AVAILABLE
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Description 374 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary A new biography of the artist behind the Mona Lisa distinguishes between his life as an artist and as an inventor and discusses how he used his understanding of optical science to perfect his painting techniques.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-349) and index.
Subject Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Knowledge -- Optics.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Codice C.
Optics and art -- History.
Painting -- Technique -- History.
ISBN 9780374261962 (hardcover)
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