Masters of Art: Leonardo

AlthoughlessthantwentyofLeonardodaVinci'spaintingsareknowntoexisttoday,someofthem-theMonaLisa,TheLastSupper,alongwithhisdrawingoftheVitruvianMan-areamongthemostidentifiable,reproduced,andpopularworksintheworld.ThismonographexploresLeonardoasnotjustapainterbutalsoascientist,naturalist,architect,andengineer,showinghowtheartist'soeuvrereflectedhisboundlesscuriosityandimagination.Overflowingwithimpeccablyreproducedimages,thisbookoffersfull-pagespreadsofmasterpiecesaswellashighlightsofsmallerdetails-allowingtheviewertoappreciateeveryaspectoftheartist'stechniqueandoeuvre.Chronologicallyarranged,thebookcoversimportantbiographicalandhistoriceventsthatreflectthelatestscholarship.Additionalinformationincludesalistofworks,timeline,andsuggestionsforfurtherreading.