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This masterly account of Leonardo da Vinci and his vision of the world has long been recognized as the classic treatment of the Renaissance giant, offering unparalleled insight into Leonardos intellect and vision at every stage of his artistic career. Martin Kemp, one of the worlds leading authorities on Leonardo, takes us on a mesmerizing journey through the whole span of the great mans life, painting a fully integrated picture of his artistic, scientific, and technological achievements. Kemp shows how Leonardos early training in Florence provided a crucial foundation in the science of art, particularly perspective and anatomy, while his period in the service of the Sforzas of Milan enlarged his outlook to embrace a wide range of natural sciences and mathematics, as he searched for scientific rules governing both man and the universe