{"product_id":"leonardo-the-artist-and-the-man-9780140231755","title":"Leonardo: The Artist and the Man","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A considerable work of assimilative scholarship and common sense...races along merrily.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lively biography of the high genius of the renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrench writer Serge Bramly's classic work of biography portrays Leonard da Vinci as a genius torn by inner conflicts. Using contemporary sources including Leonardo's notebooks and annotated erotic drawings, he presents a complete portrait of the man as well as his genius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerge Bramly\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, ethnologist, screenwriter, art critic, and historian of photography. He has published more than 20 books, including \u003ci\u003eMacumba\u003c\/i\u003e, a study of Afro-Brazilian religions; \u003ci\u003eLa Danse de Loup\u003c\/i\u003e, a historical novel; and several works of art history. In 1992 he collaborated with Bettina Rheims on the book \u003ci\u003eChambre Close\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSian Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Cardiff and taught at both Sussex University and Edinburgh University before serving as Chair of French at Stirling University from 1999-2004. She has translated numerous books from the French, both fiction and nonfiction, including works by crime writer Fred Vargas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52103655981330,"sku":"9780140231755","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fcd7211d-cad0-4c74-a82f-c42435ff6761.jpg?v=1773151825","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leonardo-the-artist-and-the-man-9780140231755","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}