Leonardo da Vinci

III. ARTIST, THINKER AND MAN OF SCIENCE

CONTENTS

I. LEONARDO’S CHILDHOOD AND HIS FIRST WORKS

II. THE COURT OF THE SFORZI, THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS AND THE MASTERPIECE OF SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE

The Court of the Sforzi

The Virgin of the Rocks

The Masterpiece of Santa Maria delle Grazie

III. ARTIST, THINKER AND MAN OF SCIENCE

Leonardo’s Academy

Leonardo’s Dealings with the Antique

The Poet, the Thinker and the Man of Science

IV. THE DOWNFALL OF LODOVICO IL MORO AND THE CONSEQUENCES

Saint Anne

The Battle of Anghiari

Mona Lisa

Leda

V. HIS RETURN TO MILAN AND HIS EXILE IN FRANCE IN THE SERVICE OF FRANCIS I

His Return to Milan

Leonardo’s Final Days working under Francis I and his Great Influence

BIOGRAPHY

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS