{"product_id":"living-with-leonardo-martin-kemp-9780500239568","title":"Living with Leonardo: Fifty Years of Sanity and Insanity in the Art World and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003eA personal memoir interwoven with original research, \u003cem\u003eLiving with Leonardo\u003c\/em\u003e takes us deep inside Leonardo da Vinci scholar Martin Kemp's lifelong passion for the genius who has helped define our culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter considers a specific work as Kemp offers insight into his encounters with academics, collectors, curators, devious dealers, auctioneers, and authors-- as well as how he has grappled with legions of \"Leonardo loonies,\" treaded vested interests in academia and museums, and fended off fusillades of non- Leonardos. Kemp explains his thinking on the \u003cem\u003eLast Supper\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eMona Lisa\u003c\/em\u003e, retells his part in the identification of the stolen Buccleuch Madonna, and explains his involvement on the two major Leonardo discoveries of the last 100 years: \u003cem\u003eLa Bella Principessa\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSalvator Mundi\u003c\/em\u003e. His engaging narrative elucidates the issues surrounding attribution, the scientific analyses that support experts' interpretations, and the continuing importance of connoisseurship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with the works being discussed, \u003cem\u003eLiving with Leonardo\u003c\/em\u003e explores the artist's genius from every angle, including technical analysis and the pop culture works he inspired, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e, and his enduring influence 500 years after his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Kemp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0500239568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500239568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/12\/2018","brand":"Martin Kemp","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046984446207,"sku":"9780500239568","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f9f20de-24fb-43b3-9701-abd8facfdaa1.jpg?v=1684987618","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-with-leonardo-martin-kemp-9780500239568","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}