Da Vinci in detail

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 raisonne of all of the artist’s masterful paintings.

Drawn from our best selling 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.”

About the series:

Bibliotheca Universalis

Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price!

Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing.

Bibliotheca Universalis

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.

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