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Leonardo da Vinci's Famous Paintings & Drawings
Walter Isaacson The way her wrist is cocked ... it's a cultural icon. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci created this iconic image and why it's so famous.
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Ken Burns’ documentary focuses on Leonardo da Vinci, thanks in part to Ben Franklin
One night over dinner in Washington, D.C., following the film’s premiere, Isaacson pestered the filmmaker to consider Leonardo da Vinci for his next project by drawing comparisons to Franklin.
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Leonardo da Vinci’s Disciplines
Leonardo da Vinci approached the world with a fearless ... information is the most important weapon you can have. Walter Isaacson At the time, aerial-view maps were rare and most maps were ...
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Why Leonardo da Vinci’s brilliance endures, 500 years after his death
His father, Ser Piero da Vinci, held elevated status ... it,” says biographer Walter Isaacson. “He helps invent the scientific method.” For Leonardo, the precepts of science—observation ...
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Author, journalist and professor Walter Isaacson has delved into the lives of influential figures ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Ada Lovelace. He believes that those who thrive at the ...
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Ken Burns and His ‘Leonardo da Vinci' Co-Directors on Why They Broke Their Rules for PBS' Portrait of the Renaissance Icon
More than 500 years after his death, the works of Leonardo da Vinci ... of a documentary on da Vinci, first brought to him by historian and biographer Walter Isaacson, on the grounds that it ...