Leonardo: A Biographical Novel

This compelling novel takes the reader into the tumultuous period of the Renaissance and the origins of Leonardo da Vinci, the bastard child of a notary. Of da Vinci, the eminent art historian Kenneth Clark wrote, "no more complex and mysterious character ever existed than this Hamlet of art history." Clark noted that one had to be "familiar with all of Leonardo's writings in their chronological order (and) the state of learning in the Renaissance to judge Leonardo's progress in relation to that of his contemporaries."

"This beautifully researched book comes as a relief to current, vile productions on the master. One gets the impression that you knew and lived with Leonardo during his lifetime. It is a noble book, worthy of high literary acclaim." — Renaissance scholar Carlo Bertelli, Professor Emeritus, University of Lausanne