by Charles Nicholl · TAURUS · tapa dura · ISBN 9788430605781
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«Leonardo: El vuelo de la mente» is the biography of Leonardo da Vinci by Charles Nicholl, published by Taurus in hardback (704 pages, in Spanish).
The biography reconstructs the life of Leonardo da Vinci from his birth out of wedlock in Tuscany to his consecration as a central figure of the Renaissance. Drawing on documents and the artist's notebooks, Charles Nicholl composes an intimate portrait and reveals the stories surrounding the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Published in the Taurus Pensamiento collection in 2010, with translation by Carmen Criado and Borja García Bercero.
Aimed at readers interested in biographies, art history and the figure of Leonardo da Vinci; recommended for ages 16 and up.
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.
