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One of the most accomplished human beings who ever lived, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) remains a quintessential Renaissance genius. The perfect companion to the Leonardo Graphic Work edition, this book is a compact catalogue raisonné of all of the artist’s masterful paintings. Drawn from our best-selling XXL edition, the book traces the artist’s life and work across 10 chapters, presenting all known paintings and drawing on his letters, contracts, diary entries, and writings to explore the man behind such groundbreaking artworks. From Virgin of the Rocks to Virgin and Child with St. Anne to the ever-beguiling Mona Lisa, you’ll find some of the finest treasures of the Louvre, Prado, and National Gallery, London here, as well as Leonardo works lost to time, but no less startling in their precision and poise.

Dream Rides: The most spectacular bikes on the planet. From the 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller to the 2020 Aston Martin AMB 001, this book lavishly explores 50 of the most desirable motorcycles to have ever sped thrillingly around a circuit or along an open road. From pioneering record-breakers, luxury tourers, and legendary roadracers to GP-winning machines, iconic superbikes, and exotic customs, this book celebrates motorcycle design and engineering at its highest level. Many examples are from acclaimed private collections and very rarely seen. Others are the all-out stars of renowned motorcycle museums—such as the 1938 Brough Superior “Golden Dream” or the 1957 MV Agusta 500 4C, which took John Surtees to World Championship glory. Alongside some early survivors in astonishingly original condition is a stable of fabled racers—the actual machines that were competed on by the likes of Tarquinio Provini, Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini, and Barry Sheene.

Descubra a los artistas más importantes del mundo, incluidos Frida Kahlo, Leonardo da Vinci y Vincent van Gogh, y las historias de niños reales que los conocieron. La entrañable serie de libros de arte para niños de Laurence Anholt, que ha vendido millones de copias en todo el mundo, recopilada por primera vez en un volumen inspirador.

Un viaje por el mundo de la piratería en la literatura y la ilustración En la imaginación de jóvenes y mayores, la palabra "pirata" se asocia a historias escalofriantes y aventuras de capa y espada. A lo largo de siglos, una gran cantidad de personajes famosos, reales y ficticios, inmortalizados en la literatura y el arte, ha habitado nuestro paisaje cultural. Es el caso de Edward Teach, también conocido como Barbanegra y temido por su crueldad; Henry Morgan, cuyo tesoro todavía se busca hoy; y, por supuesto, Long John Silver, el antihéroe arquetípico de La isla del tesoro de Robert Louis Stevenson (1885).

In 1952, after becoming one of the first-ever recipients of a Master of Science degree in Photography at Chicago’s Institute of Design, native New Yorker Marvin E. Newman returned to his hometown. Like many artists before, he set about chronicling the city. Unlike his predecessors, Newman chose color photography as the preeminent medium for capturing the people and energy of New York, and its emergence in the 1950s as the self-proclaimed “Greatest City in the World.”

Good News follows David LaChapelle’s creative renaissance as he surrenders to contemplations of mortality, moving beyond the material world in a quest for paradise. Featuring a monumental curation of images, it is a sublime and arresting new body of work that attempts to photograph that which can’t be photographed. It represents the final chapter to LaChapelle’s narrative in a collection of books that have captivated a generation of viewers across the globe.

Lost + Found is a visual recording of the times we live in and the issues we face, expressed through David LaChapelle’s unique and distinctive vision. Featuring a monumental curation of images that have never before been published in book form, it chronicles LaChapelle’s strongest images as a visionary to date while encapsulating our time in history.

El mundo visto con ojos expresionistas Los ángulos agudos, las formas extrañas, los colores llamativos y las perspectivas distorsionadas son los elementos definidores clásicos del expresionismo, el movimiento del siglo XX que priorizó la emoción frente a la realidad objetiva. Pese a tener una presencia más destacada en Alemania y Austria, el movimiento floreció en todo el mundo y hoy se considera uno de los periodos artísticos más influyentes en la historia del arte.

As sensitive to human suffering as to the simple pleasures of life, Robert Doisneau is one of the most celebrated exponents of the Photographie humaniste that swept through the 1950s. Cherished in particular for his soulful portraits of Paris, Doisneau demonstrated a unique ability to find – and perfectly frame – charismatic characters, entertaining episodes, and fleeting moments of humor and affection.