Leonardo Da Vinci on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1 – By Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon.
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 endeavours 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.
Episode One:
Leonardo da Vinci grows up in a Tuscan village surrounded by nature, then moves to Florence, where the Renaissance is in full bloom, to apprentice as an artist and craftsman.
He shows extraordinary talent but at times struggles to finish commissions. Later, in Milan, he joins Duke Sforza’s court, begins writing treatises, and paints a monumental fresco depicting the Last Supper.
Leonardo Da Vinci on SBS and SBS on Demand – Series Premiere / Saturday 9 August at 8.20pm (2 Parts)
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Leonardo Da Vinci on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1
