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Part Two: Painter-God

Episode 2 of 2

Leonardo designs fanciful flying machines, studies light and shadow, investigates gravity, dissects cadavers and pours the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into one particular portrait.

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 will become the most famous painting on earth.

A film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon.

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1 hour, 37 minutes

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