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Highlights
- One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) remains a quintessential Renaissance genius.
- Author(s): Frank Zöllner
- 448 Pages
- Art, History
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About the Book
One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. This book is a compact catalogue raisonné of all of the artist's masterful paintings, both surviving and lost, including the showstopping Mona Lisa and Last Supper.Book Synopsis
One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. The perfect companion to the Leonardo Graphic Work edition, this book is a compact catalogue raisonné of all of the artist's masterful paintings.
Drawn from our best-selling XXL edition, the book traces the artist's life and work across 10 chapters, presenting all known paintings and drawing on his letters, contracts, diary entries, and writings to explore the man behind such groundbreaking artworks. From Virgin of the Rocks to Virgin and Child with St. Anne to the ever-beguiling Mona Lisa, you'll find some of the finest treasures of the Louvre, Prado, and National Gallery, London here, as well as Leonardo works lost to time, but no less startling in their precision and poise.
Review Quotes
"Opening this lavishly illustrated book is a sumptuous celebration of the visual aspects of Leonardo's oeuvre."-- "The Art Newspaper"