Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan

London and New Haven, CT: National Gallery Company; Yale University Press, 2011. Cloth, 319 pages, colour illustrations; 33 cm. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the National Gallery, London, 9 November to 5 February, 2012. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Leonardo da Vinci's reputation as an inventor and scientist has at times overshadowed the importance of his aims and techniques as a painter. This catalogue focuses on a crucial period in the 1480s and '90s when he produced some of the most celebrated - and influential - work of his career." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The Rewards of Service: Leonardo da Vinci and the Duke of Milan, by Luke Syson; In Pursuit of Perfection: Leonardo's Painting Technique, by Larry Keith; Catalogue; The Eye and the Mind: Seeing and Believing; The Musician in Milan: A Quiet Revolution; Beauty and Love: Leonardo's Portraits of Women; Body and Soul: Saint Jerome in Penitence; Representing the Divine: The Virgin of the Rocks; The Madonna Litta: Leonardo and his Companions; Character and Emotion: The Last Supper; The Miracle of Talent: Leonardo and the French.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio. Collectible.