Leonardo da Vinci. The Complete Paintings (Bibliotheca Universalis)

Leonardo da Vinci. The Complete Paintings (Bibliotheca Universalis)

<strong>Da Vinci in detail</strong><br /> The paintings of the Renaissance genius<br /><br /> One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, <strong>Leonardo da Vinci</strong> (1452-1519) remains a <strong>quintessential Renaissance genius</strong>. The perfect companion to the Leonardo<em> Graphic Work</em> edition, this book is a <strong>compact catalogue raisonné of all of the artist’s masterful paintings</strong>.<br /><br /> Drawn from our best selling XL <em>Leonardo </em>edition, the book traces the artist’s life and work across<strong> 10 chapters</strong>, presenting all known paintings and drawing on <strong>his letters, contracts, diary entries, and writings </strong>to explore the man behind such groundbreaking artworks. From <em>Virgin of the Rocks</em> to<em> Virgin and Child with St. Anne </em>to the ever-beguiling<em> Mona Lisa, </em>you’ll find some of the <strong>finest treasures of the Louvre, Prado, and National Gallery, London</strong> here, as well as Leonardo works lost to time, but no less startling in their precision and poise.<br><br>“Art book of the year.”<br> <div id="series_text" class="margin-bottom" style="display:block;" > <strong>About the series:</strong><br /><strong><em>Bibliotheca Universalis</em> ― Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price</strong>!<br /> Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. <em>Bibliotheca Universalis</em> brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.<br /><strong>Bookworm’s delight ― never bore, always excite</strong>!</div>