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Leonardo da Vinci: A Psychosexual Study of an Infantile Reminiscence by Freud
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
"Leonardo da Vinci: A Psychosexual Study of an Infantile Reminiscence" by Sigmund Freud is a psychoanalytic essay published in 1910. Freud examines Leonardo da Vinci's life and art through the lens of psychoanalysis, focusing on a childhood memory involving a bird attacking the infant Leonardo in his crib. The study explores how this early fantasy shaped Leonardo's psychology and artistic work, particularly his paintings of the Virgin Mary with Saint Anne, connecting them to Leonardo's upbringing by two mother figures after his illegitimate birth. ... Read more
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| Author | Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Brill, A. A. (Abraham Arden), 1874-1948 |
| Title | Leonardo da Vinci: A Psychosexual Study of an Infantile Reminiscence |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci,_A_Memory_of_His_Childhood |
| Credits | Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 50.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | ND: Fine Arts: Painting |
| Subject | Painters -- Italy -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 34300 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-34300-6 |
| Release Date | Nov 12, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1404 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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