Product Description: Explore the personal and artistic life of Leonardo da Vinci, from his childhood to his apprenticeship with Verrocchio, from the establishment of his own workshop in Florence to his departure for Milan. Packed with information about da Vinci's technique and style, this Treasures collection smoothly integrates information on Leonardo the man with examinations of his inventions and key paintings, including the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper...read more

Product Description: Leonardo da Vinci is often presented as the "Transcendent Genius," removed from or ahead of his time. This book, however, attempts to understand him in the context of Renaissance Florence. Larry J. Feinberg explores Leonardo's origins and the beginning of his career as an artist...read more

Product Description: The Eye on Art series is intended to assist readers in understanding the various roles of art in society; each volume offers an in-depth exploration of a major artistic movement, medium, figure, or profession.; This biography of Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci provides details of his personal life along with a close examination of his contributions to the world of fine art...read more

Michelangelo is universally recognized to be one of the greatest artists of all time. In this vividly written biography, William E. Wallace offers a substantially new view of the artist. Not only a supremely gifted sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, Michelangelo was also an aristocrat who firmly believed in the ancient and noble origins of his family. The belief in his patrician status fueled his lifelong ambition to improve his family's financial situation and to raise the social standing of artists. Michelangelo's ambitions are evident in his writing, dress, and comportment, as well as in his ability to befriend, influence, and occasionally say "no" to popes, kings, and princes. Written from the words of Michelangelo and his contemporaries, this biography not only tells his own stories but also brings to life the culture and society of Renaissance Florence and Rome. Not since Irving Stone's novel The Agony and the Ecstasy has there been such a compelling and human portrayal of this remarkable yet credible human individual. Subscribe to William Wallace's podcast on individual works of the master! Click here! Episodes every week, right from this bookmark or your feed reader.

This is a long-awaited and authoritative reinterpretation of the early life and career of arguably the greatest artist in history. Author John T. Spike surveys Michelangelo's early life from birth to his early thirties, probing the thinking, artistic evolution and yearnings of a young man thoroughly convinced of his own exceptional talent. Spike explores Michelangelo's involvement in the most troubling controversies of his age, and recreates Florence and Rome with vivid sketches of Lorenzo the Magnificent, Leonardo, Julius II and Machiavelli. This is a prodigiously informative and compelling account that will fulfil the need for a major Michelangelo biography for this generation and many to come.

Product Description: Artist, inventor, visionary: few men have more profoundly influenced art and science than Leonardo da Vinci. This beautifully illustrated book looks at his life and work, from his early childhood and apprenticeship with Verrocchio to the setting up of his own workshop in Florence and his time in Milan under patron Ludovico Sforza...read more

Gillette is a company that is often in the news; this book offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the company works. Provides insights into Gillette's global outlook and strategy. Highlights Gillette's committment to innovation, creative advertising, and environmental issues. Written by a journalist, the story is told in engaging and accessible style.

Selected biographical sketches by the Renaissance artist reveal his interpretations of the lives and works of outstanding artists in Italy

Product Description: Gillette is a company that is often in the news; this book offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the company works. Provides insights into Gillette's global outlook and strategy. Highlights Gillette's committment to innovation, creative advertising, and environmental issues...read more

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Product Description: Salvator Rosa was not only an artist, but also a musician, a comic actor and a poet. This study examines Rosa's art, his life and his opinions set against the background of the creative activity of 17th-century Italy. All aspects of his artistic output are discussed and illustrated...read more

Product Description: A supplementary text that incorporates non-competitive peer feedback with evaluation of communication skills. Uses a competency-based approach to interpersonal communication and emphasizes both understanding communication and using communication skills.