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Leonardo Da Vinci is considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived, responsible for the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Madonna of the Carnation and Vitruvian Man.



Leonardo was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer, and this captivating book provides the reader with a unique insight into the life and work of one of history's most intriguing figures.



All of Leonardo Da Vinci's work is presented in this compact volume - from his paintings and frescos, to detailed reproductions of his remarkable encrypted notebooks. As well as featuring each individual artwork,

sections of each are shown in isolation to reveal incredible details - for example, the different levels of perspective between the background sections of the Mona Lisa, and the disembodied hand in The Last Supper. 640 pages of colour artworks and photographs of Da Vinci's original notebooks, accompanied by fascinating biographical and historical details are here.

Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Works

Introduction; 1 Da Vinci's Life; 2 The Art; 3 The Designs; 4 The Collections; 5 The Manuscripts; Bibliography.







Introduction by Carlo Pedretti



The artist's life



Painting



- Baptism of Christ



- Annunciation (Florence)



- Annunciation (Paris)



- Portrait of Ginevra Benci



- Madonna of the Carnation



- Benois Madonna



- Adoration of the Magi



- Saint Jerome



- Virgin of the Rocks (Paris)



- Virgin of the Rocks (London)



- Portrait of a Musician



- Lady with the Ermine



(Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani)



- Portrait of a Lady (La Belle Ferronniere)



- Last Supper



- Sala delle Asse



- Portrait of Isabella d'Este



- Head of a Young Woman (La Scapiliata) - Virgin and Child with Saint Anne



and Saint John the Baptist (London)



- Virgin and Child with Saint Anne



and a Lamb (Paris)



- Saint John the Baptist



- Bacchus (Saint John)



- Mona Lisa or Gioconda



The drawings



Drawings in Italy



- Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi,



Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe



- Turin, Biblioteca Reale



- Venice, Gallerie dell'Accademia



- Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana



- Rome, Gabinetto Nazionale



delle Stampe e dei Disegni



Drawings in Europe



Drawings in America



The Collections



Codex Atlanticus



Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana



Windsor Collection



Windsor Castle, Royal Library



- Anatomy



- Landscapes, plants and water studies



- Horses and other animals



- Figure studies



- Miscellaneous papers



The manuscripts



Codex Trivulziano



Milan, Biblioteca del Castello Sforzesco



Codex on the Flight of Birds



Turin, Biblioteca Reale



Manuscripts of France



Paris, Institut de France







Codices of Madrid



Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional



- Madrid I



- Madrid II



Codex Arundel



London, British Museum



Forster Codices (I-III)



London, Victoria and Albert Museum



Codex Hammer



Seattle, Bill Gates Collection



Libro di Pittura (Book on Painting)



Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica



Vaticana



Bibliography