Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon on departing from past modes to paint the Renaissance master's portrait ...

Featuring a unique style of filmmaking and original music, Ken Burns' new documentary on Leonardo da Vinci looks into his ...

A new documentary exploring the life and work of 15th century polymath Leonardo da Vinci is airing this week on PBS, PBS.org ...

More than half a millennium after his death, Leonardo da Vinci is still one of the most well-known artists in the world. The ...

Leonardo da Vinci is a 2-part, 4-hour docuseries directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. It’s Ken Burns’ first ...

The two-parter explores the life and legacy of the 'Mona Lisa' artist and boundary-breaking polymath, with insights from scholars, experts and enthusiasts including filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.

The Civil War. National Parks. Baseball. Country music. But sometimes he does embrace singular historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson and Muhammad Ali, and in his latest documentary, ...

Leonardo da Vinci was more than a great artist, famous for The Last Supper and Mona Lisa. He was a draughtsman, an engineer, a scientist, a sculptor and an architect. He had a voracious curiosity and ...

Among the multiple masterpieces given a scrupulous examination in “Leonardo da Vinci” is “Lady With an Ermine” (1486-89), which marked a turning point, we are told, in the artist’s ...

QUESTION: Why did Leonardo da Vinci draw so many weapons of war if he was a pacifist, as stated by a recent art exhibition? While Leonardo (1452-1519) was conflicted on war, he can hardly be ...

In 'Leonardo da Vinci' (Princeton Univ., Feb.), Johns Hopkins art history professor Stephen Campbell complicates received narratives of the renaissance painter. You describe your book as an anti ...