A New Book on Leonardo da Vinci Studies All of His Paintings and Sketches
Leonardo Da Vinci was the original Renaissance man: an artist, inventor, architect, and engineer whose discoveries are still relevant today and whose artwork has become beyond iconic. A new book, Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings (Taschen, $40) catalogues and studies the master’s paintings from the Mona Lisa to his scientific sketches. Author Frank Zöllner traces Da Vinci’s art and work over ten chapters, from his early career in Florence to his time as a court artist to his final years. A catalogue raisonné also details each of the artist’s known works, including the subject matter, construction, and history. The book brings together famous pieces from the Louvre, National Gallery, and Uffizi, as well as lesser known paintings and drawings, to create a comprehensive study of the artist.
1/7Christ as Salvator Mundi, which was painted after 1507, was bought by Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Farhan for $450.3 million, setting the record for the most expensive painting ever sold. The oil-on-walnut painting is displayed at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
2/7The Augustinian church of San Donato a Scopeto outside of Florence commissioned Adoration of the Magi. Da Vinci left the painting unfinished when he moved to Milan, and the work has been on display at the Uffizi Gallery since 1670.
3/7Madonna of the Carnation (a.k.a. Madonna with Vase), features a carnation and a crystal vase, which show Da Vinci’s skill. The piece, which is painted in tempera and oil on poplar, is displayed at the Alte Pinakothek gallery in Munich, Germany.
4/7Da Vinci’s Annunciation was painted on five boards sometime between 1473 and 1475. It was displayed in the church of San Bartolomeo a Monte Oliveto until 1867 and during that time it was believed to be the work of Domenico Ghirlandaio.
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5/7The Virgin of the Rocks was commissioned by the Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception for a chapel in Milan. The painting was done on wood, but transferred to canvas in 1806.
6/7Created around 1490, The Sexual Act in Vertical Section, was part of Da Vinci’s studies of the human body and is part of The Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.
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7/7A detail of The Virgin of the Rocks graces the cover of Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings.
