"Presents the life and accomplishments of the famous artist, scientist, engineer, and inventor."--Amazon.com. Leonardo da Vinci was an enormously talenter person living among many talented people, but still he stood out. He was an artist, inventor, engineer and scientist. He wanted to work miracles but he often met with failure. He was also athletic and extremely handsome and very charming, but was a loner and had no family of his own. He accomplished...

Examines the life of Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci, discussing his inquiries and accomplishments in art and various fields of science.

Profiles the life of Italian artist and sculptor Michelangelo, well known for his marble statue of David and his painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

An illustrated biography of Michelangelo, the Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor.

Examines and recounts the life of Leonardo da Vinci, using a combination of reenactment, commentary by scholars, and narration.

This remarkable book is the first of two volumes in what will be the definitive modern biography of Michelangelo. An illuminating study of Michelangelo's extraordinary career, it follows the artist from his apprenticeship in Ghirlandaio's workshop to his final move to Rome in 1534, when, at the age of 59, he left behind his native Florence, never to return. During these years he created such outstanding works as the marble Pietà, the giant marble...

Art world provocateur and elusive artist Maurizio Cattelan made his career on playful and subversive works that upended the art establishment, until a retrospective at the Guggenheim in 2011 finally solidified his place in the contemporary art canon.