The paintings of the Renaissance genius
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.
The author
Frank Zöllner wrote his doctoral thesis on motifs originating from Antiquity in the history of art and architecture of the Medieval and Renaissance periods (1987). He is also the author of a postdoctoral treatise on motion and expression in the art of Leonardo da Vinci, published in 2010. He has published numerous works on Renaissance art and art theory, and on 20th-century art. Since 1996 he has been Professor of Medieval and Modern Art at the University of Leipzig. For TASCHEN he has authored the XL monographs on Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
Leonardo. The Complete Paintings
Hardcover, 5.5 x 7.7 in., 2.57 lb, 488 pages
ISBN 978-3-8365-6297-3
Edition: English
ISBN 978-3-8365-6296-6
Edition: French
