Research Catalog

Title

Leonardo da Vinci : the complete paintings in detail / Alessandro Vezzosi ; translation from the Italian, Barbara Fisher.

Author

Vezzosi, Alessandro

Publication

• Munich : Prestel, [2019]
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

• Fisher, Barbara (Translator)
• Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519.

Description

319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 35 cm

Summary

Shedding new light on the renowned Renaissance artist, this book examines all of da Vinci's known paintings using recent advances in technology and the latest art historical research. While Leonardo da Vinci is one of history's most studied and renowned artists, there are many myths surrounding his work. Beginning with his birth and early maturity in the workshops of the Florentine masters, Alessandro Vezzosi delves into the provenance of disputed works such as Madonna Litta and La Bella Principessa. He demonstrates how recent advances in technology have aided researchers in studying and restoring da Vinci's art--including uncovering forgeries--and he explores the artist's scientific achievements in the fields of optics and paint composition. An exquisitely produced plate section looks at the most significant aspects of da Vinci's work, and offers numerous comparative examples in the form of archival documents, preparatory studies, and contemporary paintings. A fitting tribute to da Vinci, this wide ranging book applies 21st-century knowledge to help answer centuries-old questions about the Renaissance genius.

Uniform Title

Léonard de Vinci. English. English

Alternative Title

Léonard de Vinci.

Subjects

• Illustrated works
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 > Criticism and interpretation
• Painting > Technique

Genre/Form

• Illustrated works.
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Note

• Originally published in 2018 by Giunti Editore S.p.A., Florence-Milan as: Leonardo da Vinci : la pittura : un nuovo sguardo.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-318).

Language (note)

• Translated from the Italian.

Call Number

(C.R.) MCF V7 19-980

ISBN

• 379138497X
• 9783791384979

LCCN

2019285514

OCLC

1042876735

Author

Vezzosi, Alessandro, author.

Title

Leonardo da Vinci : the complete paintings in detail / Alessandro Vezzosi ; translation from the Italian, Barbara Fisher.

Publisher

Munich : Prestel, [2019]

Copyright Date

©2019

Edition

English edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-318).

Language

Translated from the Italian.

Local Note

Catalogues Raisonnés Collection (NYPL, Art & Architecture).

Added Author

Fisher, Barbara (Translator), translator.

Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Paintings. Selections.

Research Call Number

(C.R.) MCF V7 19-980