World-renowned Painter Collection - Leonardo da Vinci

Author: He Zhengguang, Editor-in-Chief
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Features: Leonardo da Vinci, the founder of Renaissance and High Renaissance art, was not only the most outstanding genius among painters but also a sculptor, poet, musician, and architect. He also held identities as a mechanical engineer, mathematician, and scientist, making him a truly all-around painter of the Renaissance who fully embodied the spirit of the era. Da Vinci possessed an extremely keen sensitivity, often capturing the enchanting beauty of the surface of things without losing the perspective of a physicist or anatomist. He successfully merged the rationality of a scientist with the sensibility of an artist, two seemingly contradictory qualities, to create masterpieces with precise compositions yet natural emotional expression. This book features a collection of da Vinci's brilliant paintings throughout his life, such as The Adoration of the Magi, The Last Supper, and Mona Lisa, along with numerous sketches and drafts, providing readers with a more comprehensive perspective to appreciate this great painter of the Renaissance.