Leonardo da Vinci

Explore one of humankind’s most curious and innovative minds.

Episodes

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    Part Two: Painter-God

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    Leonardo conducts scientific experiments and paints the most famous portrait on earth.
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    Part One: The Disciple of Experience

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    Leonardo trains as an artist and eventually paints a masterpiece: The Last Supper.

Specials

  • Atul Gawande on Leonardo's Scientific Genius: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Atul Gawande on Leonardo's Scientific Genius

    Ken Burns is joined by surgeon and writer Atul Gawande to dive into DaVinci's scientific genius.
  • Bjarke Ingels on Leonardo's Legacy on the World of Architecture: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Bjarke Ingels on Leonardo's Legacy on the World of Architecture

    Ken Burns chats with visionary architect Bjarke Ingels on Leonardo's legacy.
  • Debbie Millman on Leonardo's Legacy of Creativity: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Debbie Millman on Leonardo's Legacy of Creativity

    Ken Burns chats with Debbie Millman, host of Design Matters, about Leonardo's legacy on creativity.
  • Kevin Roose on How Leonardo Can Help Us Grasp Ideas Around AI: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Kevin Roose on How Leonardo Can Help Us Grasp Ideas Around AI

    NYT's tech columnist Kevin Roose chats Ken Burns about da Vinci's cross-disciplinary thinking.
  • Krista Tippett on Leonardo's Views of Humanity, Spirituality and Science: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Krista Tippett on Leonardo's Views of Humanity, Spirituality and Science

    Krista Tippett, host of On Being, joins Ken to dive into Leonardo's wholesome humanity.
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    Tavares Strachan on Leonardo's Transgressive Transcendence

    Artist Tavares Strachan joins Ken Burns to discuss Leonardo's influence on the pursuit of meaning.

About Leonardo da Vinci

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.

Extras

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