Leonardo da Vinci. Complete Paintings

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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 raisonne of all of the artist'
s masterful paintings.
Drawn from our bestselling XL Leonardo 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.
"Art book of the year." - The Financial Times, London
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Содержание Leonardo da Vinci. Complete Paintings

I The young artist in Florence 1469-1480
II Professional breakthrough in Florence 1480-1482
III A fresh start in Milan 1483-1484
IV Beginnings as court artist in Milan 1485-1494
V The artist and "science"
VI From the Last Supper to the fall of Ludovico Sforza
1495-1499
VII From Mantua to Venice and back to Florence 1500-
1503
VIII Leonardo in Florence: Battle paintings and
"muscular rhetoric" 1504-1506
IX Between Florence and Milan 1506-1510
X The last years
Catalogue raisonne of the paintings
Annexes
Bibliographical
References
Bibliography
Index
Credits

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