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'In this painting of Leonardo's there was a smile so pleasing that it seemed divine rather than human.'

Often called "the first art historian", Vasari writes with delight on the lives of Leonardo and other celebrated Renaissance artists.

Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574). Vasari's works available in Penguin Classics are Lives of the Artists Volume I and Volume II.

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Book category Books in English The arts History of art / art & design styles History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600

• Full title: Leonardo da Vinci
• Author: Giorgio Vasari
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• EAN: 9780141397764
• ISBN: 0141397764
• ID: 05339563
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Weight: 54 g
• Dimensions: 117 × 110 × 6 mm
• Date of publishing: 26. February 2015

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