Leonardo da Vinci

LEONARDO da VINCI is a two-part, four hour documentary, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, exploring the life and work of the 15th century polymath Leonardo da Vinci. The film looks at how the artist influenced and inspired future generations, and it finds in his soaring imagination and profound intellect the foundation for a conversation we are still having today: what is our relationship with nature and what does it mean to be human. Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, at a time of skepticism and freethinking, regional war and religious upheaval, LEONARDO da VINCI brings the artist's towering achievements to life through his prolific personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life, and on-camera interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors, and admirers. The film weaves together an international group of experts, as well as others influenced by Leonardo who continue to find a connection between his artistic and scientific explorations and life today.

Fri, Dec 5 8:00 P.M. The Disciple of Experience     NH World (11.3)

Leonardo apprentices as an artist and craftsman in Florence, where the Renaissance is in full bloom.

Sat, Dec 6 1:00 A.M. The Disciple of Experience     NH World (11.3)

Leonardo apprentices as an artist and craftsman in Florence, where the Renaissance is in full bloom.

Sat, Dec 6 9:00 A.M. The Disciple of Experience     NH World (11.3)

Leonardo apprentices as an artist and craftsman in Florence, where the Renaissance is in full bloom.

Sat, Dec 6 3:00 P.M. The Disciple of Experience     NH World (11.3)

Leonardo apprentices as an artist and craftsman in Florence, where the Renaissance is in full bloom.

Fri, Dec 12 8:00 P.M. Painter-God     NH World (11.3)

Leonardo designs fanciful flying machines, studies light and shadow, investigates gravity, dissects cadavers, and pours the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into a portrait that would become the most famous painting on earth.

Sat, Dec 13 1:00 A.M. Painter-God     NH World (11.3)

Leonardo designs fanciful flying machines, studies light and shadow, investigates gravity, dissects cadavers, and pours the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into a portrait that would become the most famous painting on earth.

Sat, Dec 13 9:00 A.M. Painter-God     NH World (11.3)

Leonardo designs fanciful flying machines, studies light and shadow, investigates gravity, dissects cadavers, and pours the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into a portrait that would become the most famous painting on earth.

Sat, Dec 13 3:00 P.M. Painter-God     NH World (11.3)

Leonardo designs fanciful flying machines, studies light and shadow, investigates gravity, dissects cadavers, and pours the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into a portrait that would become the most famous painting on earth.


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