Encore Fridays, Jan. 17 and 24, 2025 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Jan. 19 and 26 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! LEONARDO da VINCI, a new, two-part, four-hour documentary directed ...

Artist, scientist, engineer, philosopher — Leonardo da Vinci did a bit of everything. Artist, scientist, engineer and philosopher — titles that only scratch the surface of what 15th century ...

Leonardo da Vinci, born on April 15, 1452 in the village of Anchiano near Florence, Italy, was a study in contrasts. Far from weakening him, these contrasts were the hallmark of his greatness.

Who would paint over a Leonardo da Vinci mural in whitewash? Let alone pile on 17 layers? That's what happened in Italy's Sforzesco Castle. Now the work by one of history's most revered and ...

Key Terms in Leonardo da Vinci's History Renaissance. The Renaissance spanned from the 14th to 17th centuries, emerging in Europe in the aftermath of a devastating pandemic that had ravaged the ...

Martin Kemp, one of the world’s leading experts on the polymath, provides a personal guide to all 17 existing paintings—from ‘The Last Supper’ to two versions of ‘The Virgin of the Rocks’ ...

Leonardo da Vinci is a 2-part, 4-hour docuseries directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. It’s Ken Burns’ first project that isn’t about an American subject, but given how da ...

Dick, Dom and Fran Scott from 'Absolute Genius' describe the life and scientific work of Leonardo da Vinci. He was born in 1452 in Italy. He is famous for his painting of the Mona Lisa, ...

Leonardo da Vinci, The Virgin, the Christ Child, Saint John the Baptist and an Angel, also known as the Virgin of the Rocks (1483/1494). Courtesy Musée du Louvre. Back again, it’s Virgin of the ...