Renaissance Man: The unstoppable curiosity and invention of the da Vinci genius Filling notebook after notebook with sketches, inventions, and theories, Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 1519)not only stands as one of the mostexceptional draftsmenof art history, but also as amastermind and innovatorwho anticipated some of the greatest discoveries of human progress, sometimes centuries before their material realisation.From the smallest arteries in the human heart to the far-flung constellations of the universe, Leonardo saw nature and science as being unequivocally connected. His points of enquiry and...

Now available in a new edition, this celebration of the life and art of the Renaissance genius presents Sandro Botticelli's complete paintings and offers a comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date study of his work. Botticelli is one of the most admired artists of the Renaissance period and his seductive Venus and graceful Primavera are
among the world's most recognizable works of art. This catalogue raisonne of Botticelli's paintings offers more than two hundred full-color illustrations and meticulous scholarship by the
distinguished Renaissance art historian Frank Zollner,...

Il divino
Meet the Renaissance master

Before reaching the tender age of 30, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) had already sculpted Pieta and David, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. As a sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect, the achievements of this Italian master are unique-no artist before or after him has ever produced such a vast, multifaceted, and wide-ranging oeuvre.

This fresh TASCHEN edition traces Michelangelo's ascent to the cultural elite...

One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. This book is a compact catalogue raisonne of all of the artist's masterful paintings, both surviving and lost, including the showstopping Mona Lisa and Last Supper.