Leonardo da Vinci

History Series

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 endeavors 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.

13m 34s

Krista Tippett on Leonardo's Views of Humanity, Spirituality and Science

13m 34s

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.

Tavares Strachan on Leonardo's Transgressive Transcendence

22m 27s

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.

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