NEW YORK, NY.- Callaway Arts & Entertainment has announced the publication of LEONARDO BY LEONARDO by Martin J. Kemp, one of the world’s leading authorities on Leonard da Vinci. The book, which retails for a suggested price of $150.00, coincides with the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death.

“We are thrilled to be publishing this landmark book that will showcase the masterpieces of one of the greatest painters of all time as he has never been seen before,” says Nicholas Callaway, founder and CEO of Callaway Arts and Entertainment. “State-of-the-art digital capture technology has been applied to the new photography of the artworks presented in this collection. It has resulted in a book that will surprise all those who thought they knew Leonardo, and delight art lovers everywhere. It’s like having a private guided tour of the imaginary Leonardo da Vinci exhibition that can never be realized in physical form.”

LEONARDO BY LEONARDO’s 192 resplendent pages include hundreds of images, featuring a gallery of the master’s twenty-seven existing paintings along with extensive details and preparatory drawings that formed the basis of his masterpieces. Kemp’s narrative is accompanied by extensive written reflections by Leonardo and his contemporaries. Kemp takes us on a journey inside Leonardo’s eye, mind and spirit that enables us to see his genius in a new light.

No expense has been spared to reproduce Leonardo’s paintings with the highest fidelity of color, tone, and surface. The utmost care and latest innovations in gigapixel photography have been applied to the new photography of the artwork presented in this collection. Black-and-white and color prepress has been executed by master artisan Robert J. Hennessey. The grand scale (16x13 3/8 inches hardcover), precision of imaging, ultra-fine-resolution printing, archival paper, and luxurious binding come together to make a book of heirloom quality that will be treasured by art lovers, collectors and professionals everywhere. The book is available for a suggested retail price of $150.

Martin J. Kemp, one of the world’s leading experts on Leonardo da Vinci, was trained in Natural Sciences and Art History at Cambridge University and the Courtauld Institute, London. He is the author of twenty-five books and has been a Trustee of the National Galleries of Scotland, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the British Museum. He has curated and co-curated a series of exhibitions on Leonardo and other themes, including “Circa 1492” at the National Gallery in Washington, “Spectacular Bodies” at the Hayward Gallery in London, “Leonardo da Vinci: Experience, Experiment, Design” at the Victoria and Albert Museum and “Seduced: Sex and Art from Antiquity to Now,” at the Barbican Art Gallery in London.