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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/artist-scientist-polymath-a-new-documentary-uncovers-the-real-leonardo-da-vinci/
- Published: 2024-11-19T10:00:37-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org Video: Leonardo da Vinci | Official Trailer | A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon | PBS