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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.
Airing: 11/18/24
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(dramatic music) - He shows us something between what you see and what you don't see.
(dramatic music escalates) - This is the story of the most curious man in history.
He was always interested.
He never took no for an answer.
- [Speaker] There are certain supreme figures in the life of our civilization who fascinate us because they seem to belong to two worlds at once.
And Leonardo is supreme amongst all of that kind.
The influence of his vision was enormous.
- [Speaker] We have an artist leading the scientific discoveries.
(dramatic music continues) - [Speaker] He wants to do the impossible.
- [Speaker] He's posing questions.
And looking for answers.
- He is doing things no one had ever done before.
And that is simply astounding.
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