ROME — Leonardo da Vinci may be one of the most studied humans in history. And yet one crucial detail about the Renaissance master has remained shrouded in mystery: Who was his mother?

Leonardo da Vinci is a 2-part, 4-hour docuseries directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. It’s Ken Burns’ first project that isn’t about an American subject, but given how da ...

Not DiCaprio, but the fellow from the Italian town of Vinci, that Renaissance genius who more than warrants the four hours of "Leonardo da Vinci," airing Nov. 18 and 19 on PBS (check local listings).

Turns throughout PBS' “Leonardo da Vinci” remind us of how similar his era was to ours. Da Vinci’s Renaissance was a time of doubt and great uncertainty. His native city of Florence ...

Encore Fridays, Jan. 17 and 24, 2025 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Jan. 19 and 26 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! LEONARDO DA VINCI looks at how the artist influenced and inspired ...

Born on April 15, 1452, Leonardo da Vinci is one of humankind's greatest and most creative minds. He may be best known for influential paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper ...

When Leonardo da Vinci was creating his masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, he may have experimented with lead oxide in his base layer, resulting in trace amounts of a compound called plumbonacrite.

Step into the world of a true Renaissance genius: Leonardo da Vinci. You may think you know him — the painter who captured the smile of the Mona Lisa, the visionary who designed flying machines ...

More than half a millennium after his death, Leonardo da Vinci is still one of the most well-known artists in the world. The rare artist who, when you name some of his most iconic paintings ...

Now, he's just made his first project ever that's not about an American subject: "Leonardo da Vinci." "It was just getting to know one of the most incredibly interesting human beings who has ever ...