Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), one of the most brilliant human beings who ever lived, remains the epitome of Renaissance genius. This book is a compact catalogue raisonné of all the artist's pictorial masterpieces, and is the ideal companion to the editionLeonardo da Vinci. Graphic works.
This book, based on our XXL edition, brings us closer to Leonardo the man and his time through 10 chapters; it brings together his best-known paintings and drawings, his letters, contracts, diary entries and writings.In its pages you can admire in great detail the greatest treasures from the world's greatest museums, whether from the Louvre, the Prado or the National Gallery in London, from the Virgin of the Rocks and Saint Anne, the Madonna and Child to the famous Mona Lisa, as well as works by Leonardo lost in time, but no less surprising in their precision and strength.

Publisher: Taschen