Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Art History Books

Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo Art History Books Leonardo Da Vinci This is a monumental, authoritative and comprehensive documentation of Da Vinci's works and is set up in sections written by a well-known art historian or expert covering his drawings, paintings, experiments, inventions and philosophy. It’s embellished by 20 magnificent color plates of his paintings, 1,635 illustrations of his drawings, detailing inventions, experiments, studies for later paintings and includes thirty illustrations from the Madrid Codex. This book is truly a masterpiece and a must for any Leonardo Lover. The complete work of Michelangelo This is an excellent companion book to “Leonardo da Vinci”. It is the most magnificent and comprehensive work ever published on Michelangelo and his works. The book is divided into sections - Biography; Sculpture; Painting; Architecture; Drawings; Thinker; Writer and Language. The articles are written by experts and the plates are terrific. The plates contain drawings, pastels, sculpture and the Sistine Chapel. This is the most magnificent and most comprehensive volume ever published on Michelangelo and his work contains over 1040 gravure (intaglio printing process) plates and 32 plates in full color. Michelangelo and Leonardo were the two great geniuses of the Italian Renaissance. These books bring the full scope of the artist's achievements vividly to life. Anyone with an interest in art, history and engineering would find these books very interesting. Each of these magnificent first edition coffee table size hard cover books measure 11 inches by 15 inches and are 2 1/2 thick, include their dust jacket are in very good condition. $100 Each or Best Offer