leonardo, da vinci, 1452-1519

An account of the life, work and times of the great Renaissance artist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci.

Includes pop-up and pull-out pictures which demonstrate anatomical, artistic, scientific and technological experiments as illustrated in Leonardo da Vinci's journals.

Traces the life of the Italian artist and introduces the world of Renaissance Italy where, during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a great flowering of art, culture, and learning took place.

Relates, from the point of view of his servant Salai, how Leonardo da Vinci came to paint the Mona Lisa.

Three dimensional, movable pictures, including some pop-up pictures, demonstrate the artist's art and inventions.