The painting of Leonardo da Vinci in the Italian Renaissance

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Discover Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings while visiting Florence and Milan in Italy.

Created byStefano Vitali

Last updated 10/2020

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What you'll learn

Learn about Leonardo's most outstanding masterpieces, such as Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Know how to interpret Leonardo's paintings and their mystery.
Discover Florence and Milan while learning about the genius of Leonardo da Vinci.
Understand the Italian Renaissance and the period in which Leonardo lived.
Visit the museums of Florence, Milan and nearby Paris with greater awareness.

Course content

4 sections • 24 lectures • 2h 35m total length

Introduction8:40
An introduction that will explain to you the greatness of Leonardo da Vinci as a painter and will introduce you to wonderful cities such as Florence and Milan, imbued with Leonardo’s genius. Not to mention Paris, where Mona Lisa is kept.
Leonardo da Vinci2:59
In this first lecture Leonardo is introduced. His time and place of birth, but above all his family and the social context in which he took his first steps as a man and an artist.
Leonardo and his time.3:19
The Renaissance, the historical period in which Leonardo lived, was an era full of great changes.
Universal man2:54
In this lesson we will discuss about Leonardo as a Universal Man, explaining this idea.
The pursuit of perfection.3:20
Like his contemporaries, Leonardo believed that knowledge is not the exclusive prerogative of God but that it is also accessible to man. Hence his quest for perfection.
Treatise on painting.7:21
Leonardo considered painting superior to any other art, and he wrote about it In his "Treatise on painting".
A simple quiz.

Leonardo's Florence10:01
During the Renaissance Florence was endowed with artistic and architectural jewels that made it one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
The Uffizi Gallery5:58
The Uffizi Galleries are one of the most important museums in the world. Room 35 of the museum is dedicated to Leonardo's masterpieces.
The Baptism of Christ5:21
The painting is by Verrocchio, his teacher, in which the young Leonardo painted the head of the angel on the left, the landscape and probably the body of Christ, showing the first traces of his genius.
The Annunciation9:59
The Annunciation, too, is an early work by Leonardo da Vinci, which he painted when he was still an apprentice in Verrocchio’s workshop. It is the first painting commissioned to Leonardo.
The Adoration of the Magi8:12
A work by Leonardo left unfinished but of great conceptual complexity, which presents a rather original scene focused on the Madonna and the Child in a whirling scenario composed of numerous moving figures.
A simple quiz.

Leonardo's Milan8:33
In Leonardo’s age, Milan was one of the largest cities in Europe, open to art and modernity. Let’s discover it together.
Leonardo in Milan5:28
As soon as he arrived in Milan, Leonardo wrote a letter to the Duke of Milan describing his engineering projects, military inventions, hydraulic works, and architecture, but also sculpture and painting ...
Santa Maria delle Grazie Cathedral7:29
The Santa Maria delle Grazie cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Milan's artistic jewels. The former Renaissance refectory of the convent adjacent to the convent preserves Leonardo's "The Last Supper”.
The Last Supper9:37
For this painting, Leonardo thought of the Gospel by John, in which Jesus announces that he will be betrayed by one of his apostles. Leonardo studied the "motions of the soul" of the apostles surprised and bewildered at the announcement of the imminent betrayal by one of them.
The degradation and the last restoration8:03
The experimental technique used by Leonardo was incompatible with the humidity of the environment: that’s why this masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance risked disappearing…
The Last Supper, between myth and legend5:51
From The Da Vinci Code to the mystery of the knife, the Last Supper has always fascinated writers and scholars. You will discover some mysterious sides of this amazing fresco.
A simple quiz.

The Louvre Museum6:58
Now we are in Paris, we arrived from Milan in a moment, and, one of the most beautiful and famous cities in the world. As well as being one of the most important museums in the world, the Louvre in Paris is also the most visited museum. The presence of extraordinary masterpieces such as St. John the Baptist, The Virgin of the Rocks and, above all, Mona Lisa by Leonardo greatly contributes to this record.
Mona Lisa10:40
Thanks also to her imperceptible and enigmatic smile, Mona Lisa is certainly the most famous portrait in the history of painting, as well as one of the best known works of art.
Mona Lisa: theft and legacy6:30
Thanks also to her imperceptible and enigmatic smile, Mona Lisa is certainly the most famous portrait in the history of painting, as well as one of the best known works of art.
Mona Lisa, always inspiring0:53
The Virgin of the Rocks8:35
The Virgin of the Rocks is one of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings. Revolutionary and rich in symbols, the canvas depicts the encounter between baby Jesus and John the Baptist, an episode that is not narrated in the canonical gospels.
St. John the Baptist6:27
Sensuality, mystery, ideal beauty: St. John the Baptist is one of the most enigmatic works by Leonardo da Vinci, with the same Indecipherable smile as Mona Lisa’s.
A simple quiz.
Conclusions2:46
This last lesson is dedicated to some final thoughts on Leonardo da Vinci, genius and painter.

Requirements

You do not need any prerequisites for this course: just a little attention and curiosity.

Description

Two thousand nineteen will be the year of Leonardo da Vinci, the 500th anniversary of his death. The whole world will talk about him and celebrate him. Get ready! Sign up for this course to learn more about the art of one of the greatest painters and geniuses of all time.

This course will teach you to understand the art of one of the greatest painters of all time, Leonardo da Vinci, and it will make you discover two beautiful cities like Florence and Milan, in Italy.
You will learn something about the life of Leonardo da Vinci and his time, and most of all you will get to know his most famous and fascinating paintings.
If you get the opportunity to visit the museums of Florence and Milan (Italy), and Paris (France), you will appreciate these wonderful cities, even more, thanks to the knowledge of the art of Leonardo da Vinci that this course will give you.
You don't need to know anything about history or art to follow this course.
Just let yourself be conquered and inspired by the masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci that you will learn about.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for all those who want to know Leonardo da Vinci and the Italian Renaissance a little better, discovering them in the places where they appeared.
All lovers of Italy, with its artistic treasures and everything beautiful it has to offer, will love this course.
If you like holidays, travelling and visiting new places, this course is for you.

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The genius of Leonardo da Vinci as a painter.6 lectures • 29min

Three masterpieces you can admire at the Uffizi museum in Florence.5 lectures • 40min

The Last Supper, a masterpiece in Milan.6 lectures • 45min

In Paris, three masterpieces you can admire at the Louvre.7 lectures • 43min

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