Ken Burns is joined by surgeon and writer Atul Gawande to dive into DaVinci's scientific genius.
Artist Tavares Strachan joins Ken Burns to discuss Leonardo's influence on artists' pursuit of meaning and use of the transgressive as a means towards transcendence.
Author, theologian and podcast extraordinaire, Krista Tippett, joins Ken to dive into Leonardo's wholesome humanity and his view of spirituality and science as the same thing.
NYT's tech columnist Kevin Roose joins Ken Burns to discuss how da Vinci's cross-disciplinary thinking can help us grasp the ideas around the advent of AI.
Ken Burns sits down with Debbie Millman, host of Design Matters, to discuss Leonardo's legacy on how we think about creativity today.
Ken Burns sits down with visionary architect Bjarke Ingels to discuss Leonardo's legacy on the world of architecture.
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 works as a military engineer, designs fanciful flying machines, studies light and shadow, investigates gravity, dissects cadavers, and pens treatises on a vast array of subjects, all while seeking the perfect patron. In Florence, Milan, Rome and finally France, he pours the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into a portrait that would become the most famous painting on earth.
