DVD

Leonardo da Vinci [videorecording] / a Florentine Films [and WETA Washington, D.C.] production ; directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon ; written by David McMahon, Sarah Burns ; produced by Sarah Burns, David McMahon, Tim McAleer, Ken Burns.

Burns, Ken, 1953- (television director,, television producer.). Burns, Sarah, 1982- (screenwriter,, television director,, television producer.). David, Keith, (narrator.). Giannini, Adriano, (voice actor.). McAleer, Tim, (television producer.). McMahon, David, 1976- (screenwriter,, television director,, television producer.). Shaw, Caroline (Caroline Adelaide), (composer.). Florentine Films, (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (distributor.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster.). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), (production company.).

Summary:

The film will tell the story of Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, best known as Leonardo da Vinci, a fifteenth century Italian polymath of soaring imagination and profound intellect, who left behind artistic works of staggering beauty and detailed sketches of futuristic contraptions of warfare and flight that today are marveled at for their technical ingenuity and foresight. From his birth out of wedlock to a notary and peasant woman and apprenticeship to a distinguished Florentian painter, to his days as a military architect, cartographer, sculptor and muralist for hire, the film will offer an intimate portrait of a singular visionary whose Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and The Vitruvian Man are among the most celebrated works known to man, but whose artistic endeavors sometimes seemed an afterthought to his pursuits in science and engineering.

Record details

ISBN: 9781531716981
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (220 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
Publisher: Arlington, VA : PBS, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:	"SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--Container. "Described video (for the visually impaired) is available as a secondary audio track"--Container. Originally broadcast as a television program in 2024. Title from container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. The disciple of experience. Disc 2. Painter-God -- Bonus feature: Making the music for Leonardo da Vinci.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Buddy Squires ; original music, Caroline Shaw, performed by Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion and Roomful of Teeth.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Keith David ; voice of Leonardo, Adriano Giannini.
Target Audience Note:	E.
System Details Note:	DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound, 2.0 stereophonic.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	Audio track in English, Spanish, captions in English, Spanish, accessible audio track in English.