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.