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Explore one of humankind’s most curious and innovative minds.
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Explore one of humankind’s most curious and innovative minds.
A 15th century polymath of soaring imagination and profound intellect, Leonardo da Vinci created some of the most revered works of art of all time, but his artistic endeavors often seemed peripheral to his pursuits in science and engineering. Through his paintings and thousands of pages of drawings and writings, Leonardo da Vinci explores one of humankind’s most curious and innovative minds.
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Corporate funding for LEONARDO da VINCI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society and by...
Official Trailer
Preview: Episode 1 | 1m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
A 15th century polymath of soaring imagination and profound intellect, Leonardo da Vinci created some of the most revered works of art of all time, but his artistic endeavors often seemed peripheral to his pursuits in science and engineering. Through his paintings and thousands of pages of drawings and writings, Leonardo da Vinci explores one of humankind’s most curious and innovative minds.
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(dramatic music escalates) - This is the story of the most curious man in history.
He was always interested.
He never took no for an answer.
- [Speaker] There are certain supreme figures in the life of our civilization who fascinate us because they seem to belong to two worlds at once.
And Leonardo is supreme amongst all of that kind.
The influence of his vision was enormous.
- [Speaker] We have an artist leading the scientific discoveries.
(dramatic music continues) - [Speaker] He wants to do the impossible.
- [Speaker] He's posing questions.
And looking for answers.
- He is doing things no one had ever done before.
And that is simply astounding.
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Early Works of Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci’s first commissions are a great way to explore his early painting techniques. (8m 40s)
How Leonardo da Vinci Created Narratives in His Paintings
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Leonardo da Vinci paints The Virgin on the Rocks and the portrait Lady with an Ermine. (6m 37s)
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Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks provide unique insight into his mind, knowledge and discoveries. (8m)
Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper
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In the early 1490s, Leonardo da Vinci tackled his most ambitious work yet – The Last Supper. (12m 8s)
The Vitruvian Man and Leonardo da Vinci's Anatomical Studies
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Leonardo da Vinci studied anatomy to gain a deeper knowledge of how the body worked. (8m 2s)
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