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Sutcliffe, Jane

Leonardo's Monster

32 pp. | Pelican | September, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58980-838-6 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Herb Leonhard. When a friend wants a painting on his shield, Leonardo da Vinci's father gives the job to his son. The boy paints a horrifying monster, and the finished image terrifies his father. This tale is based on an incident described by Giorgio Vassari in 1550. The possibly apocryphal story is intriguing, but both the telling and the illustrations are stiff. Timeline. Bib.
Reviewer: Patricia Riley

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