The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior
Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped
Random House Publishing Group · Print & ebook · February 22, 2011
Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Cesare Borgia—three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history.
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- Who it’s for
- A brisk, idea-rich look at three figures who keep Renaissance history from feeling dusty.
- Genres
- Renaissance History, Italian History, Philosophers' Lives
- Published
- Random House Publishing Group, February 22, 2011
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Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Cesare Borgia—three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history. They could not have been more different, and they would meet only for a short time in 1502, but the events that transpired when they did would significantly alter each man’s perceptions—and the course of Western history. In 1502, Italy was riven by conflict, with the city of Florence as the ultimate prize.
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Machiavelli, the consummate political manipulator, attempted to placate the savage Borgia by volunteering Leonardo to be Borgia’s chief military engineer. That autumn, the three men embarked together on a brief, perilous, and fateful journey through the mountains, remote villages, and hill towns of the Italian Romagna—the details of which were revealed in Machiavelli’s frequent dispatches and Leonardo’s meticulous notebooks. Superbly written and thoroughly researched, The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior is a work of narrative genius—whose subject is the nature of genius itself.
Renaissance Crossroads
A brisk, idea-rich look at three figures who keep Renaissance history from feeling dusty.
Come here for
- Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia in one frame
- Cultural history with a clean, teachable sweep
Expect
- Biography braided with philosophy
- Useful for class reading or guided study
Where it sits
| Renaissance History | 87% |
|---|---|
| Italian History | 55% |
| Philosophers' Lives | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- European History
- Italian History
- Renaissance History
- Authors
- Paul Strathern
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- February 22, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- European History