The Genius of Leonardo da Vinci
This course will focus on the extraordinary artistic genius of Leonardo da Vinci through an in-depth and nearly exhaustive analysis of selected works of art from throughout Leonardo’s career.
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Verrocchio’s Apprentice
Lecture 1 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 1 - Verrocchio’s Apprentice
The Early Works – Annunciation and Portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci
Lecture 2 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 2 - Annunciation and Portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci
Unfinished Florentine Paintings – Adoration of the Magi and St. Jerome
Lecture 3 Reading (Part I)
Lecture 3 Reading (Part 2)
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 3 - Unfinished Florentine Paintings – Adoration of the Magi and St. Jerome
The Controversy of the Virgin of the Rocks
Lecture 4 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 4 - The Controversy of the Virgin of the Rocks
The Unrealized Equestrian Monument of Francesco Sforza
Lecture 5 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 5 - The Unrealized Equestrian Monument of Francesco Sforza
The Vitruvian Man, the Lady with an Ermine, the Sala delle Asse
Lecture 6 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 6 - The Vitruvian Man, the Lady with an Ermine, the Sala delle Asse
The Last Supper
Lecture 7 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 7 - The Last Supper
The Burlington Cartoon and the Mona Lisa (Part I)
Lecture 8 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 8 - The Burlington Cartoon and the Mona Lisa (Part I)
The Mona Lisa (Part II)
Lecture 9 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 9 - The Mona Lisa (Part II)
Leonardo’s Battle of Anghiari vs. Michelangelo’s Battle of Cascina
Lecture 10 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 10: Leonardo’s Battle of Anghiari vs. Michelangelo’s Battle of Cascina
The Late Works – Virgin, Child and St. Anne, and St. John the Baptist
Lecture 11 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 11: The Late Works – Virgin, Child and St. Anne, and St. John the Baptist
The Controversial Works – Salvator Mundi, Litta Madonna, La Belle Ferronière, La Scapigliata, Madonna of the Yarnwinder
Lecture 12 Reading
VIDEO REPLAY Lecture 12: The Controversial Works – Salvator Mundi, Litta Madonna, La Belle Ferronière, La Scapigliata, Madonna of the Yarnwinder
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