This book by a dear friend of our Institute, Professor Plinio Innocenzi, focuses on “women in Leonardo da Vinci’s life”, not only limited to the pretty girls he sealed into the paintings, but also includes many Renaissance heroines he met in his life.

The book is divided into 14 chapters, each of which is centered on a different character. It not only discusses the female images in Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings and drafts, but also examines his works in the historical context of the Renaissance, as well as the achievements of painters in this period in portraiture.

In these chapters, we can trace Leonardo da Vinci’s artistic trajectory while meeting the women he met in his life. At the same time, we will explore the strange B-side behind these beauties – lovers’ fickleness, political conspiracies, and wars between city-states. Leonardo da Vinci’s encounters with these beauties are like a picture scroll of the Italian Renaissance that combines culture, art, technology, clothing, and customs. It is grand and brilliant, but also full of murderous intent, and ends in solitude.

The book is well written and passionate about one of the most important Italian innovators, artists and symbol worldwide.

Professor Innocenzi once again plays a significant role in connecting China and Italy, showing the Chinese audience and readers the depths of Italian arts and science.

About the Author 
Professor Plinio Innocenzi, born in 1960, graduated from the Department of Physics of the University of Padua, Italy. From 2010 to 2018, he served as the Science and Technology Counselor of the Italian Embassy in China. He is currently a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sassari, Italy. He has published more than 250 scientific and technological papers in international academic journals, mainly in the field of nanoscience. He also pays great attention to the humanistic care of science and technology. He has studied the history of the dissemination of science and technology, especially the dissemination of science and technology during the Renaissance, and has unique insights. He also has a deep affection for Italy’s cultural heritage.