{"product_id":"living-with-leonardo-by-martin-j-kemp-9780500292693","title":"Living with Leonardo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKemp is a natural storyteller... This book leads you on a journey through the life, work and legacy of one of history's most intriguing figures.\u003c\/em\u003e The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an engaging personal narrative interwoven with historical research, Martin Kemp discusses a life spent immersed in the world of Leonardo, and his encounters with great and lesser academics, collectors and curators, devious dealers and unctuous auctioneers, major scholars and authors, pseudo-historians and fantasists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe shares how he has grappled with swelling legions of 'Leonardo loonies', walked on the eggshells of vested interests in academia and museums, and fended off fusillades of non-Leonardos, sometimes more than one a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamining the greatest masterpieces, from the Last \u003cem\u003eSupper\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eSalvator Mundi\u003c\/em\u003e, through the expert's eye, we learn first-hand of the thorny questions that surround attribution, the scientific analyses that support the experts' interpretations, and the continuing importance of connoisseurship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout, from the most scholarly interpretations to the popularity of Dan Brown's \u003cem\u003eDa Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e, we are reminded of Leonardo's unique genius and wonder at how an artist from 500 years ago continues to make such compelling posthumous demands on all those who engage with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424871203052,"sku":"9780500292693","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500292693.jpg?v=1774768304","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/living-with-leonardo-by-martin-j-kemp-9780500292693","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}