Leonardo - The Complete Paintings and Drawings

Leonardo in Detail
A definitive visual and scholarly survey of the Renaissance’s greatest polymath.

Unrivalled in ingenuity and breadth, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) embodied the Renaissance ideal, excelling in painting, sculpture, engineering, anatomy, architecture, and scientific inquiry. His masterpieces—from The Last Supper to the Mona Lisa—remain among the most reproduced and celebrated images in Western culture, sustaining a global fascination that spans centuries.

This updated XL edition offers an exceptional overview of Leonardo’s life and artistic achievements, featuring a complete catalogue raisonné of his paintings and nearly 700 of his drawings. Lavish full-page details reveal the precision of his brushwork and the depth of his technical imagination, from visionary mechanical designs to tender portrait studies. A newly written preface by Frank Zöllner incorporates the latest research on Leonardo’s oeuvre, including a critical reassessment of the much-debated Salvator Mundi. The volume also includes newly updated illustrations and high-resolution photography, making this edition the most comprehensive visual record of Leonardo’s work to date.