by Charles Nicholl · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140296815
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«Leonardo Da Vinci: The Flights of the Mind» is Charles Nicholl's biography, published by Penguin Books in paperback (640 pages, in English).
Charles Nicholl draws on manuscripts, notebooks and contemporary testimonies to trace a personal portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, from his origins in Tuscany to his final works. The biography debunks myths, explores his circle and relationships, and proposes a possible unknown portrait of the artist in a church near Lodi.
Published on 7 April 2005 by Penguin Books, it corresponds to the 1st edition of the work; the complete text is in English.
For readers interested in biographies, Renaissance art and cultural history, with a documented approach to the figure of Leonardo da Vinci and his era.
Charles Nicholl is an English author specializing in works of history, biography, literary detection, and travel. He has been active as a writer since the 1970s and has been publishing books since 1980. His subjects have included Christopher Marlowe, Arthur Rimbaud, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Nashe and William Shakespeare.
