Leonardo da Vinci: A Memory of His Childhood (International Library of Psychology)

A reconstruction of Leonardo's emotional life from his earliest years, it represents Freud's first sustained venture into biography from a psychoanalytic perspective, and also his effort to trace one route that homosexual development can take. Abstract: A reconstruction of Leonardo's emotional life from his earliest years, it represents Freud's first sustained venture into biography from a psychoanalytic perspective, and also his effort to trace one route that homosexual development can take. Read more... What might the world’s most notorious psychologist say about the mysterious expression of the Mona Lisa that has puzzled art critics for years? In Leonardo da Vinci Sigmund Freud psychoanalyzes the Renaissance painter. Freud explained, “Leonardo da Vinci was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep." Perhaps ahead of his time, da Vinci used his artistic talent not just to create thought-provoking paintings but to study the human anatomy. In this biography, Freud unveils the talent and inscrutability of da Vinci. Prynce Hopkins. Originally Published: London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1927. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.