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Leonardo da Vinci’s Adoration of the Magi

Season 1 Episode 1 | 8m 21s

Leonardo da Vinci starts working on the Adoration of the Magi. To prepare, he sits in the piazzas of Florence, quietly observing and sketching. In one preparatory drawing, he uses dozens of perspective lines to create an intricate three-dimensional setting. A riveting scene begins to emerge, unlike any Adoration ever painted. But less than a year later, Leonardo abandoned the work.

Corporate funding for LEONARDO da VINCI was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society and by its individual members The Paul and Sandra Montrone Family; Stephen A. Schwarzman; Diane and Hal Brierley; Carol and Ned Spieker; Michael and Sandy Collins; Mario J. Gabelli; The Lynch Foundation; McCloskey Family Charitable Trust; Cappy and Janie McGarr; and John and Leslie McQuown. Funding was also provided by Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha Darling; the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; and the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation.
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