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Leonardo da Vinci : the language of faces

Title
Leonardo da Vinci : the language of faces / editor, Michael W. Kwakkelstein in collaboration with Michiel Plomp ; with contributions from Dennis Geronimus, Bram de Klerck and Paula Nuttall ; authors of the catalogue entries, Bram de Klerck, Paula Nuttall, Michael Kwakkelstein and Michiel Plomp ; translators, Michael Hoyle [and two others].
Publication
  • Language of faces
  • Bussum : Thoth Publishers ; Haarlem : Teylers Museum, [2018]
  • ©2018

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Additional Authors
  • Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.
  • Kwakkelstein, Michael W., 1963-
  • Plomp, Michiel
  • Geronimus, Dennis, 1972-
  • Klerck, Bram de
  • Nuttall, Paula
  • Hoyle, Michael (Translator)
  • Teylers Museum, host institution
Description
221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits; 28 cm
Summary
"Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is undoubtedly the best-known artist of all time. He was famous during his own lifetime for his matchless gift for depicting human characters and emotions. He was one of the first artists to become fascinated by the expressiveness of the human face, be it deformed and ugly or beautiful and idealised. This is seen not only in famous paintings like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but even more so in the dozens of drawings that he made of people's faces. In addition to many of his superb drawings, Leonardo da Vinci - The Language of Faces contains dozens of works by his contemporaries and followers. This dazzling Renaissance art from collections throughout the world has here been brought together in a single book for the first time"--Back cover.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biography.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Note
  • "This catalogue accompanies the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci being held in Teylers Museum, Haarlem, from 5 October 2018 to 6 January 2019"--Page 221.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Language (note)
  • Text in English. Translated from Dutch.
Contents
Foreword -- Leonardo: 'Disciple of Experience'-and of Books -- The Face as the Mirror of the Soul: Leonardo and the Moral Significance of Beauty and Ugliness -- Leonardo's Last Supper and the Motions of the Mind -- From Leonardo da Vinci to Gabriele Paleotti-Depictions of Laughter and Weeping in Sixteenth-Century Northern Italy -- The Netherlands and Leonardo da Vinci, 1500-1700 -- Catalogue: Precursors, Warrior Type, Teste Bizarre Idealized Beauty, Facial Expression, Body Language, Influence -- Bibliography -- Picture Credits -- Credits.
Call Number
JQF 19-646
ISBN
  • 9789068687675
  • 9068687670
OCLC
1043442033
Title
Leonardo da Vinci : the language of faces / editor, Michael W. Kwakkelstein in collaboration with Michiel Plomp ; with contributions from Dennis Geronimus, Bram de Klerck and Paula Nuttall ; authors of the catalogue entries, Bram de Klerck, Paula Nuttall, Michael Kwakkelstein and Michiel Plomp ; translators, Michael Hoyle [and two others].
Imprint
Language of faces
Publisher
Bussum : Thoth Publishers ; Haarlem : Teylers Museum, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Language
Text in English. Translated from Dutch.
Chronological Term
1400-1499
Added Author
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Works. Selections.
Kwakkelstein, Michael W., 1963- editor, author.
Plomp, Michiel, editor, author.
Geronimus, Dennis, 1972- writer of supplementary textual content.
Klerck, Bram de, writer of supplementary textual content.
Nuttall, Paula, writer of supplementary textual content.
Hoyle, Michael (Translator), translator.
Teylers Museum, host institution.
Research Call Number
JQF 19-646
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