Leonardo : the last supper / by Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519

Da Vinci for dummies / by Teisch, Jessica

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Part I: The mind of the Renaissance -- Leonardo: the big picture -- Living in Renaissance Italy -- Uncovering the life and mind of a genius -- Influencing Leonardo -- Part II: Building on what others knew: Leonardo's scientific mind -- The art of the human body -- An inquiring mind: Leonardo and the natural world -- Part III: Reinventing the world: new machines for a new world -- Machines for home and work -- Leo the defense contractor: his water works and war machines -- Leonardo's flying machines -- Part IV: The divinity of the painter and architect -- The master of his (artistic) domain: transforming Renaissance art -- Mona Lisa's smile and other mysterious mugs: Leonardo's portraits -- Town and country: Leo's landscapes, maps, and city designs -- Part V: Leonardo, his religious artwork, and the Da Vinci code -- Getting religion: Leonardo's religious beliefs and paintings -- Leonardo's (faux) fresco: The last supper -- Breaking The Da Vinci Code -- Part VI: The part of tens -- Leonardo's ten (or so) manuscripts -- Leonardo's top ten masterpieces -- Ten plus places to find Leonardo's original works -- Ten fun facts about Leo.…”