Would he be a Hollywood director today? Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists and inventors of all time. A new documentary promises to show an unexpected side of him.
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New film to unveil the real Leonardo
Would he be a Hollywood director today? Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest artists and inventors of all time. A new documentary promises to show an unexpected side of him.
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The lizard looked very strange - but Leonardo decided it could look stranger still. So he made some wings for it out of the skins of other lizards.
This story comes from an early biographyA book about someone's life. of Leonardo da VinciAn Italian artist and inventor (1452 - 1519), considered to be one of the world's greatest geniuses. He painted the Mona Lisa and designed an early flying machine.. Now a documentaryA film with a factual narrative. One of the most famous documentaries of modern times is An Inconvenient Truth, about climate change. series, Leonardo da Vinci, is turning the spotlight on him again.
He is best known for paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. But he also came up with early designs for an aeroplane and made highly detailed drawings of the human body.
Here are six surprising things we learn about Leonardo:
Would he be a Hollywood director today?
Yes! Leonardo loved every art form. He was a painter, sculptor, musician and poet. He would have been excited by the amazing possibilities of cinema.
No! He would never have finished making a whole film! And anyway, he probably would have found exploring space or making interactive video games more exciting.
Biography - A book about someone's life.
Leonardo da Vinci - An Italian artist and inventor (1452 - 1519), considered to be one of the world's greatest geniuses. He painted the Mona Lisa and designed an early flying machine.
Documentary - A film with a factual narrative. One of the most famous documentaries of modern times is An Inconvenient Truth, about climate change.
New film to unveil the real Leonardo
Emotive: The Last Supper, painted in the 1490s, explores how each of the 12 disciples might have responded to Jesus's declaration that one of the Apostles will betray him. Glossary
Biography - A book about someone's life.
Leonardo da Vinci - An Italian artist and inventor (1452 - 1519), considered to be one of the world's greatest geniuses. He painted the Mona Lisa and designed an early flying machine.
Documentary - A film with a factual narrative. One of the most famous documentaries of modern times is An Inconvenient Truth, about climate change.