Leonardo da Vinci, spread from the Codex Arundel c. Leonardo da Vinci, study of weights and friction, c. As a scientist, engineer, and inventor, we see Da Vinci's observations and records lay the groundwork for various fields of study such as botany, mechanical engineering and hydraulics, and ideas for inventions that would only prove possible centuries later. As an artist, we see the breathtaking renderings of drapery, plants, and the human form among them. Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks are collections of drawings, studies, experiments, that illustrate the master’s great curiosity and interest in a vast number of subjects and areas. Sketchbooks as a collection of notes and research. Here is a small selection of artists through the ages and some pages from their sketchbooks which have been passed on through the ages and the different ways in which their books were kept. They can be more instructive about the life and method of the artist than even their final finished works. We're able to see how they structured their sketchbooks and what motivated their process. Taking a glimpse at artists' sketchbooks through the ages is like sitting side by side and peering over the shoulders into the most intimate, personal recesses of who they are. For others, however, the opposite is the case and the artist’s sketchbook is meant for the eyes only for the one who created inside. Were they ever intended for such a purpose? Perhaps in some cases, they were, when the artist was keenly aware that their records would be shared and diffused to the world at large. Many museums and libraries exhibit their collections of artists' sketchbooks online, allowing the public a chance to pore over page after page of these preserved treasures. In studying an old master artist’s body of work, sketchbooks can prove to be invaluable resources.
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