A Treatise on PaintingAuthor(s): Leonardo Da Vinci, John Francis Rigaud, Nicolas Poussin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Prometheus Books, United States\nImprint: Prometheus Books\nISBN-13: 9781573929509, 978-1573929509\nSynopsis\nThe much overused word genius aptly describes only a few people in the history of civilization. Leonardo da Vinci [tel] unquestionably belongs in this elite group. Anyone who has looked in amazement at the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, or the many drawings that sprang from his fertile imagination may wonder how he accomplished these astounding works of art. Fortunately for posterity, Leonardo left his Treatise on Painting, essentially a primer for students interested in learning the craft of drawing and painting.\nEven a quick perusal of this multifaceted work will reveal the great artist's famously keen powers of observation and his scientific approach to the study of nature. He begins with careful instructions on drawing the main features of human anatomy, t""