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Part Two: Painter-God

Season 1 Episode 2 | 1hr 46m 25s

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.

Aired: 11/18/24 | Expires: 12/16/24
Corporate funding for LEONARDO da VINCI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society and by its individual members The Paul and Sandra Montrone Family; Stephen A. Schwarzman; Diane and Hal Brierley; Carol and Ned Spieker; Michael and Sandy Collins; Mario J. Gabelli; The Lynch Foundation; McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Cappy and Janie McGarr; and John and Leslie McQuown. Funding was also provided by Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha Darling; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; and the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation.
Extras
A behind-the-scenes glimpse into creative process inside the recording studio.
At age 50, Leonardo da Vinci comes up with his best military invention yet – the aerial map.
Leonardo da Vinci begins – and soon abandons – the Adoration of the Magi.
NYT's tech columnist Kevin Roose chats Ken Burns about da Vinci's cross-disciplinary thinking.
Ken Burns chats with Debbie Millman, host of Design Matters, about Leonardo's legacy on creativity.
Artist Tavares Strachan joins Ken Burns to discuss Leonardo's influence on the pursuit of meaning.
Ken Burns is joined by surgeon and writer Atul Gawande to dive into DaVinci's scientific genius.
Krista Tippett, host of On Being, joins Ken to dive into Leonardo's wholesome humanity.
Ken Burns chats with visionary architect Bjarke Ingels on Leonardo's legacy.
Leonardo da Vinci’s The Battle of Anghiari commission pits him against his rival, Michelangelo.