Leonardo

"A considerable work of assimilative scholarship and common sense...races along merrily."—The Boston Globe

A lively biography of the high genius of the renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci 

French 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.