Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 632 Leonardo, da Vinci 1452 1519 Da Vinci, Leonardo Vinci, Leonardo da Vinci, Léonard de Richter, Jean Paul 1847 1937 The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 2 This eBook was produced by Charles Aldarondo and the Distributed Proofreaders team "The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 2" by Leonardo da Vinci is a collection of notes and sketches illustrating Leonardo's insights on various artistic and scientific topics, written during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. This volume particularly focuses on sculpture, highlighting Leonardo's studies and methodologies related to the casting and design of the equestrian statue dedicated to Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, along with his thoughts on architectural concepts and interpretations. At the start of this volume, the text delves into Leonardo's notes on sculpture, specifically capturing his meticulous exploration of the techniques and challenges involved in creating the monumental horse statue. The opening portion discusses scattered manuscripts that reveal Leonardo's process, from preparing clay models to considerations of proportion and movement in the art of sculpture. He reflects on the competition for the statue, his attempts to make detailed sketches, and the evolution of design ideas, revealing both the technical and creative challenges he faced. Additionally, he connects these ideas to broader artistic principles, emphasizing the relationship between sculpture and painting, and hinting at the importance of chronicling these methods for future artists. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc. ND Text Category: Architecture Category: Art 924573 2025-07-02T12:58:21.094153 text/html 924394 2025-01-09T02:41:23.345272 text/html 424898 2025-07-02T12:58:33.296083 application/epub+zip 437452 2025-07-02T12:58:24.506123 application/epub+zip 411148 2025-07-02T12:58:23.188191 application/epub+zip 756272 2025-07-02T12:58:39.580070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 704521 2025-07-02T12:58:32.396083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675559 2022-09-03T05:19:55.885213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 825605 2025-07-02T12:58:20.456156 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 820697 2020-12-28T11:45:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18376 2025-07-02T12:58:39.716035 application/rdf+xml 15848 2025-07-02T12:58:23.685117 image/jpeg 3585 2025-07-02T12:58:23.437107 image/jpeg 317201 2020-12-28T11:45:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 420833 2025-07-02T12:58:21.157152 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia