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Leonardo. the Complete Paintings
Leonardo. the Complete Paintings | Frank Zollner
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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 raisonn 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.About the seriesBibliotheca Universalis -- Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
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Sophie_Evans
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[...] and for years he seemed to those about him as one listening to a voice silent for other men.

wallaceface Love the Mona Lisa! Good read! 3y
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Simona
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No, it's not Gray's Anatomy book, but Leonardo's study sketches of #muscles

#aprilbookshowers

LeahBergen Cool! 7y
julesG Leonardo! 7y
writerlibrarian Perfect choice 👊🏻 7y
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RealLifeReading Great pick! 7y
Simona @leahbergen It's a very cool book 😘 7y
Simona @julesG I'm impressed with his works and way of thinking too! 7y
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Simona
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I have quite a few #doorstoppers but winner on my shelfs is this book with 5,3 kg (11.7 pounds)

#riotgrams

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Moray_Reads
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I was lucky enough to see Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan at the National Gallery in London in 2011, the largest exhibition of his work ever displayed. Sadly the exhibition guide is at my parents' so here is a picture of a small part the queue (we queued through the night from 11pm in February so we were at the front!) #artrelatedbooks #SeasonsReadings2016

RealLifeReading Wow overnight queueing?? 7y
Moray_Reads @RealLifeReading We'd arrived at the gallery at 5am the day before and the queue was right out of Trafalgar square and round St Martin-in-the-Fields, we didn't get in. So we gathered supplies for an all-nighter. Worth it to see the two Virgin of the Rocks paintings in the same room 7y
vivastory @Moray_Reads I'm not sure if you heard, there's an exhibit of work inspired by Angela Carter opening at RWA Bristol. 7y
Moray_Reads @vivastory I saw that on Lit Hub. Seriously considering a trip to Bristol! 7y
charl08 Impressive stuff. 7y
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Simona
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This one is #MyBiggestBook when the question is dimensions. Its dimensions are 29 x 6 x 45 centimeters and weighs 5,3 kilograms (11.4 x 2.5 x 17.7 inches, weight 11.7 pounds).
Details about book https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/art/all/01643/facts.leonardo_da_vinci...

SusanInTiburon So beautiful 8y
Simona @SusanInTiburon I must agree 😊 8y
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