Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
Audiobook4 hours
Thoughts On Art and Life
Written by Leonardo da Vinci
Narrated by Cyril Taylor-Carr and The Cliff
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
About this audiobook
'Thoughts On Art and Life' by Leonardo Da Vinci is a fascinating collection of writings from the great polymath of the Italian Renaissance. There are sections covering the great man's thoughts on life, art, and science. The translator, Maurice Baring trawled the available manuscripts to distil da Vinci's writings on these subjects into a single, accessible tome, which will be of interest to students of da Vinci, the Renaissance, and the history of both art and science. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. His genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal
Author
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer and scientist. His many works of genius include The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
More audiobooks from Leonardo Da Vinci
3500 Final Quotes 100 Quotes by Léonardo da Vinci Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings500 Quotes to Stimulate Creativity: intégrale Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings400 Quotes to See the World Differently: intégrale Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Thoughts On Art and Life
Related audiobooks
Painters: Background and History of Michelangelo and Vincent van Gogh Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lives of the Artists Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thoughts On Art and Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMichelangelo Buonarotti: The Sculptures, Paintings, and Biography of a Renaissance Artist Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsScientists and Artists: Biographies of Isaac Newton, Pablo Picasso, Albert Einstein, Claude Monet, and Michelangelo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDon Quixote Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSummary of Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAntoni Gaudi and Frank Lloyd Wright: The Lives and Works of the Most Influential Modern Architects Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Metamorphoses Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Devoted Friend Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leonardo's Brain: Understanding da Vinci's Creative Genius Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Oscar Wilde: Collected Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Walden Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Odyssey Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGreat Artists: Volume 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Count of Monte Cristo (Unabridged) Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Aeneid Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat is Art? Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Petrarch's Canzoniere - Scattered Rhymes - A New Verse Translation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWar and Peace (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCandide Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The Divine Comedy (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMichelangelo, God's Architect: The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Classics For You
The Old Man and the Sea Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Their Eyes Were Watching God Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Picture of Dorian Gray: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bell Jar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Complete Sherlock Holmes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Series of Unfortunate Events #1 Multi-Voice, A: The Bad Beginning Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Silmarillion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frankenstein Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Perks of Being a Wallflower Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Crucible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Iliad: A New Translation by Caroline Alexander Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Fountainhead Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Flowers in the Attic: 40th Anniversary Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Around the World in 80 Days: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Atlas Shrugged Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stone Blind: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5To Kill a Mockingbird Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Schindler's List Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Tale of Two Cities Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5For Whom the Bell Tolls Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Emma: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Great Gatsby Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5War & Peace - Volume I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Pride and Prejudice: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Thousand Ships: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sense and Sensibility Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/520,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Classic Tales Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related podcast episodes
411 Walt Whitman - A New Hope 0% found this document useful203: The world of colour psychology with Karen Haller 0% found this document usefulThe Hearing Trumpet with Joanna Moorhead: Leonora Carrington in the Ardèche 0% found this document usefulThomas Hardy's Poetry: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hardy's goal of being a great poet and how he succeeded. 0% found this document usefulThe Waste Land and Modernity: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss TS Eliot's seminal poem The Waste Land. 0% found this document usefulLeonardo da Vinci: by Walter Isaacson 0% found this document usefulLeonardo da Vinci Biography - The Renaissance Man 0% found this document usefulLeonardo Da Vinci - Artist, Thinker, and Man of Science: -- Not only was Leonardo da Vinci (1453-1519) an … 0% found this document usefulLeonardo's Lost Notebooks: In 1967 two long-lost notebooks of the artist Leonardo da Vinci were discovered in Spain 0% found this document useful39- Why Study Albrecht Dürer, Renaissance Trendsetter?: Who Was this Confident German Artist? 0% found this document usefulLeonardo Da Vinci (Endnotes) 0% found this document usefulWhat Leonardo da Vinci can teach us about tech (Walter Isaacson, author, 'Leonardo da Vinci') 0% found this document usefulWhat Leonardo da Vinci Teaches Us About Water 0% found this document usefulHow the Medicis Became Art History's First Influencers 0% found this document useful(Highlights) JACQUES FRANCK: Interviewed by Mia Funk · Associate Podcast Producer Ally Chou 0% found this document useful
Related articles
Leonardo da Vinci All About HistoryArticle
Leonardo da Vinci
Feb 28, 2020
5 min readDa Vinci’s AMAZING NOTEBOOK INVENTIONS How It WorksArticle
Da Vinci’s AMAZING NOTEBOOK INVENTIONS
Jun 13, 2019
2 min readLeonardo Da Vinci Vs Michelangelo All About HistoryArticle
Leonardo Da Vinci Vs Michelangelo
Apr 21, 2022
11 min readLeonardo’s Arsenal Military HistoryArticle
Leonardo’s Arsenal
Sep 28, 2021
1 min readHonoring Leonardo Da Vinci, The Master Who Never Stopped Experimenting The Christian Science MonitorArticle
Honoring Leonardo Da Vinci, The Master Who Never Stopped Experimenting
Aug 8, 2019
This year, museums across Europe are celebrating Leonardo da Vinci’s unparalleled achievements with exhibitions that glimmer with life.
2 min readThe Renaissance All About HistoryArticle
The Renaissance
Apr 25, 2019
2 min readLeonardo Da Vinci: A Giant Of Intellect, Prone To Distraction The Christian Science MonitorArticle
Leonardo Da Vinci: A Giant Of Intellect, Prone To Distraction
Aug 8, 2019
In “Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered,” Carmen C. Bambach demonstrates how his digressions were fundamental to, and necessary for, the unfolding of his genius.
2 min readDiscovering The Genius Of LEONARDO DA VINCI! MiniMagArticle
Discovering The Genius Of LEONARDO DA VINCI!
Aug 31, 2023
Leonardo was fascinated by flight and designed many flying machines, including a flying suit and a helicopter-like device. Although he didn't build a working flying machine, his designs laid the groundwork for modern aviation. Leonardo created a famo
2 min read500 Years Of Genius Signature Luxury Travel & StyleArticle
500 Years Of Genius
Jul 30, 2019
3 min readThe Painter and the Scientist: Unraveling the Myths About Leonardo Da Vinci Literary HubArticle
The Painter and the Scientist: Unraveling the Myths About Leonardo Da Vinci
Dec 2, 2020
10 min readThe Vitruvian Man All About HistoryArticle
The Vitruvian Man
Apr 25, 2019
2 min readBisogna Reinventare Tutto Everything Must Be Reinvented DomusArticle
Bisogna Reinventare Tutto Everything Must Be Reinvented
Feb 24, 2022
8 min readVan Dyck: The Anatomy of Portraiture Creative ArtistArticle
Van Dyck: The Anatomy of Portraiture
Jun 19, 2021
Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), one of the most celebrated and influential portraitists of all time, enjoyed an international career that took him from his native Flanders to Italy, France, and, ultimately, the court of Charles I in England. Van Dyck’s
2 min readScientists May Have Cracked Da Vinci’s DNA How It WorksArticle
Scientists May Have Cracked Da Vinci’s DNA
Aug 5, 2021
2 min readVeni, Vidi, Da Vinci Tatler Hong KongArticle
Veni, Vidi, Da Vinci
Sep 5, 2019
3 min readTHE SUPERB CITY The Italian port city of Genoa, Art & AntiquesArticle
THE SUPERB CITY The Italian port city of Genoa,
Sep 1, 2021
7 min readSteve Nash Denver Life MagazineArticle
Steve Nash
Jul 1, 2019
1 min readThe Many, Many Theories About Leonardo da Vinci The AtlanticArticle
The Many, Many Theories About Leonardo da Vinci
May 12, 2019
7 min readThe Man Behind The Monogram Art & AntiquesArticle
The Man Behind The Monogram
Sep 1, 2022
6 min readDark Side Of da Vinci All About HistoryArticle
Dark Side Of da Vinci
Mar 21, 2024
13 min readA Tale Of Two Monuments Travel & Leisure India & South AsiaArticle
A Tale Of Two Monuments
Sep 9, 2019
6 min readCiriaco D’Ancona, Studioso Dell’antico Per Risuscitare I Morti DomusArticle
Ciriaco D’Ancona, Studioso Dell’antico Per Risuscitare I Morti
Mar 25, 2021
3 min readLetture DomusArticle
Letture
Apr 25, 2022
Autori / Authors Jed Morse, Marin S. Sullivan Casa editrice / Publisher Scheidegger & Spiess Gli arredi di Harry Bertoia sono parte integrante del paesaggio del design moderno e contemporaneo. Tutti, prima o poi, ci siamo imbattuti nella sua leggen
5 min readMystery Sculpture Thought To Be The Work Of Leonardo da Vinci Is Unveiled In Italy NPRArticle
Mystery Sculpture Thought To Be The Work Of Leonardo da Vinci Is Unveiled In Italy
Mar 9, 2019
Since da Vinci's death, no three-dimensional work of art by him has ever been identified. That is, until now, say curators in Italy.
1 min readLeonardo Da Vinci’s Unexamined Life As A Painter The AtlanticArticle
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Unexamined Life As A Painter
Dec 1, 2019
4 min readSketch Sells For £8.9m MoneyWeekArticle
Sketch Sells For £8.9m
Jul 16, 2021
Last Thursday, a drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci sold for almost £8.9m with Christie’s in London, setting a new record price for a drawing by the artist. The previous record of £8.1m, for a drawing of a horse and rider, had been set two
2 min readThe Renaissance Never Happened? All About HistoryArticle
The Renaissance Never Happened?
Mar 25, 2021
5 min readWill The Real Donatello Please Stand Up? Country LifeArticle
Will The Real Donatello Please Stand Up?
Feb 8, 2023
5 min readThe Making of Genius TIMEArticle
The Making of Genius
Nov 27, 2017
9 min readThe French And Their Love Affair With Art - A Brief History Artist's PaletteArticle
The French And Their Love Affair With Art - A Brief History
Jul 13, 2023
4 min read
Related categories
Reviews for Thoughts On Art and Life
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
2 ratings0 reviews