IT'S A LOVE STORY tells the incredible story of Martin and Shirlie Kemp - from the moment they set eyes on each other, through their stellar careers, to raising a family together.
This major new study by internationally renowned scholar Martin Kemp is the first book to consider the impact of Dante's vision of divine light on visual artists of the Renaissance and Baroque.
The world's leading authority on Leonardo da Vinci takes readers to the heart of the Renaissance master's genius--his visual thinking. Probing the mystery of how da Vinci thought graphically, on paper, Kemp traces not only his approach to modeling but also fascinating efforts by modern engineers to build his inventions.
IT'S A LOVE STORY tells the incredible story of Martin and Shirlie Kemp - from the moment they set eyes on each other, through their stellar careers, to raising a family together. The book uncovers the personal highs and lows of Britain's favourite couple, and the unbreakable bond that has kept them strong.
Published to accompany a landmark exhibition opening at London's Victoria & Albert Museum in September 2006, this fascinating new book provides an unrivalled insight into the working of Leonardo da Vinci's visual mind and conveys the magnificent scale of his ideas.
A leading authority on Leonardo Da Vinci looks back on his half-century with the artist, and presents a sense of the unique modern culture surrounding the artist and engineer's legacy. Coincides with the five-hundredth anniversary of Da Vinci's death.
Museums, cultural institutions, and media outlets across the globe are preparing celebrations to mark the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death in 2019
Ideal title for store promotions timed coincide with this commemoration
Many of the paintings reproduced in the book are the result of new ultra-high definition digital capture that allows readers to see details with unprecedented clarity, almost impossible to see in museums
A study of Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, the world's most expensive painting, this volume recounts the story of the painting's modern-day discovery and restoration, but also delves into the collecting of Leonardo's works at the courts of Charles I and Charles II.