Artist, scientist, polymath — a new documentary uncovers the real Leonardo da Vinci

Image caption: People watch a hologram called “Studio di uomo barbuto” (study of bearded man) during a Leonardo da Vinci multimedia installation in Milan in 2019. Image credit: Miguel Medina / AFP via Getty Images. Interview article by Scott Detrow, Adam Raney, Avery Keatley. NPR – November 18, 2024.

More than half a millennium after his death, Leonardo da Vinci is still one of the most well-known artists in the world. The rare artist who, when you name some of his most iconic paintings, most people will immediately picture the artwork in their minds: the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, his Vitruvian Man notebook sketches. […]

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Video: Leonardo da Vinci | Official Trailer | A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon | PBS