Decoding da Vinci FULL SPECIAL | NOVA | PBS America

Journey to Florence to discover how Leonardo da Vinci used science, from human dissections to innovative painting techniques, to create his legendary artwork. Learn why Mona Lisa's smile is so captivating-and what it took to create it.
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[@adrianobueno6984]

This is such an amazing show, thank you!

[@stephenrafter1980]

That french accent is making me fall in love with the young man in the suit. Bahahahahaha

[@adelheidsnel5171]

Beautiful documentary

[@lindsayalisonstevens3592]

Absolutely stunning documentary! Love how PBS Nova showcased the sheer artistry and science behind the Mona Lisa. The 3D printed stone bridge was remarkable too! The fact that Da Vinci knew so much about engineering and physics centuries before most modern innovations is remarkable to me. I’m proud to be left-handed and queer (but only a little artistic, lol)😎👏🏽

[@josepcivil8090]

Sorry, but there is no evidence that he was left-handed. According to the German historian and specialist in Leonardo da Vinci, she thinks he must have been ambidextrous.

[@BixbySnyder209]

Fascinating!

[@terrytwotoes3225]

He lived in a time with no technology and no electricity so imagine how mundane life must have been so of course a person with sheer curiosity would thrive in a situation like that

[@starspike509]

A comment from a young person ! Are you aware that life has ALWAYS been interesting and exciting, even before electricity and TV and even (gasp) The Internet ! Do you think people just sat around for hours staring at the wall because there was just nothing else to do ? One hundred years from now, some bright young spark like yourself is going to make exactly the same comment about YOU and the times YOU live in ! "They must have been so bored without telepathy and instantaneous faster-than-light interplanetary travel ! What did they DO all day ?" 😂😂😂

[@terrytwotoes3225]

@starspike509 I'm 35 not very young. And yes thats exactly what I think because what the fuck else did people have to do other than sit around and talk 🤣

[@starspike509]

@@terrytwotoes3225 Thirty-five. God help you.🫣

[@starspike509]

@@terrytwotoes3225 Seriously, though... You're a musician, an artist. You don't need electricity to create music, your art can entertain a great many people just by you playing for them. It's wonderful, I'm sure you've experienced it ! There were many, many similar ways people entertained themselves, although they had far less free time than we do today. Most of the time they were just scrambling to live, which made the moments of recreation all the sweeter. Don't be so quick to discount the past, every generation looks down upon the ones before it, it will happen to YOU one day ! I'm 95. By the way, you should check out some of the technology daVinci came up with ! Tanks, flying machines you name it.None of them WORKED of course, it was the 1500s, but his mind was amazing.

[@platoschauvet]

The digital restoration is beautiful, I wish they could do it in real life. I imagine it'd be quite controversial though!

[@alinateaca5075]

Always read so much in his blue eyes!😍😍😍 you could read his genius spark in his look!

[@walkabout16]

In the realm of art and learning's flight, A genius, Da Vinci, shone so bright, His brush, a wand, his mind, a maze, Decoding mysteries in endless ways. Through canvases where shadows play, His art reveals a cosmic display, In NOVA's realm, his works unwind, A journey through his boundless mind. The Last Supper, a sacred scene, Where figures speak, emotions keen, Each face a tale, a subtle glance, A masterpiece in a timeless dance. Mona Lisa, enigmatic smile, Mysteries hidden in her guile, Her gaze, a question to explore, A riddle unsolved, forevermore. Da Vinci's sketches, notebooks vast, A treasure trove from centuries past, In PBS's gaze, they come alive, Revealing visions that still survive. Inventor, scientist, engineer's grace, With ideas that time couldn't erase, Flying machines and gears entwined, Innovation of a boundless mind. Anatomy dissected in precision's way, Unraveling life's secrets in a play, NOVA's lens decodes the art, Revealing Da Vinci's every part. Across the spectrum of his craft, Da Vinci's touch, a legacy raft, In NOVA's tale, his genius unspun, A tribute to the great Renaissance son. Decoding Da Vinci, a wondrous quest, In PBS's hands, his works attest, A celebration of his art's attire, A timeless flame, an endless fire. So let us wander through his maze, In NOVA's spotlight, his genius ablaze, And in his art and learning's span, We find the brilliance of this mortal man.

[@cheeseccheese]

applying a little chatgpt, huh? bit ironic.

[@annasokol3209]

Regarding the bridge the technic was not new. Bridges like this was made by ancient Romans and even Greeks still standing in Spain and Turkey (countries that i visited and saw them by my own eyes) after many earthquakes and are in working conditions, or even used. Leonardo was a member of Masons, and im pretty sure he got some knowledge and ideas from the ancient knowledge keeping by them.

[@LEE444S]

Uuuh huh... Although I really really Love your creations on a deep connection that we share. I do think that the Lisa had that very well known teasing smile due to the connection between her and the artist. I speculate that Leonardo gained much influence and key skills and inspiration with close ties to a very skilled and knowledgeable Alchemist... I make this conclusion on basis of various aspects. Not only in modern life and personal experience, rather also in the magnitude and extreme detail on basically the majority off his work in the amount of time it was created. Especially considering travelling time and the time that would take. General life duties etc. In this case I am wholeheartedly convinced that his knowledge in a vast field might partly be contributed to his connection with certain spiritual characters or renowned Alchemist especially. Perhaps someone who might have been well travelled and aided him in certain aspects of chemical compound in mixing the components he use for painting. At the very least. Most importantly either in combination or simply purchasing specific aids in expanding his consciousness and aiding his ability to get a lot of masterpieces done still revered till this day in one lifetime... That whiin itself is quite an achievement and I don't see that any regular person be inspired in such a way without any mention of a significant Love of any kind. Weather it be a Love for a particular person or a Passion inspired by an altered state of consciousness in some form or perhaps by aid of something that might inspire a veriety of ingenious ideas on a vast veriety of interests. I think the man had some help by means of Alchemical Insparation. Psychedelics comes to mind for some odd reason. I do not know why. But I do want to salute you all for this Fantastic documentary it must be the 6th time I've watched it (mainly for the Beautiful people presenting it)..... Non the less an amazing piece of work... Respect and Love to you all 💋 PS. You deserve soooo much more applause for the underlying Brilliance, incorporated into this, that I do not have the words to praise you with at this point. So impressed really 😏💞

[@kevincaldwell4707]

Just this week, January 2024, some nut jobs threw pumpkin soup on the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. Thankfully, and necessarily, it is always behind glass. We must protect these classic works of art!

[@josepcivil8090]

The character we see in the famous portrait at the Louvre is not that of Lisa del Giocondo or Mona Lisa, but that of Isabella of Aragon and Sforza, the daughter of the King of Naples Alfonso II of Aragon. Isabella married her cousin Gian Galeazzo Sforza, the heir to the Duchy of Milan, to consolidate ties between the Kingdom of Naples and the Duchy of Milan. Leonardo da Vinci was at that time in the service of Ludovico Sforza, Gian Galeazzo's uncle who was regent at the court of Milan. Isabella's young husband disappeared prematurely at the age of 25 without having been able to exercise power, it is said he was assassinated on his uncle's orders. The German historian Maike Vogt-Luerssen tells us that after her widowhood, Isabella and Leonardo formed a secret couple and had 5 children. It is therefore the portrait of his beloved that Leonardo da Vinci made, which explains why he took it to Amboise in France and kept it until the end of his life. There was therefore an emotional link with Isabella that did not exist with Lisa del Giocondo whose portrait was just a commission. The research I have done myself on the landscape indicates that it is based on an authentic place, which would confirm Maike Vogt-Luerssen's theory, as it undoubtedly pays tribute to Isabella of Aragon's family origins. It seems obvious to me that the identity of the character in this portrait has been confused between an order actually received, that of the silk merchant's wife, and the portrait of Leonardo's companion which is the one we see today at the Louvre and which he always kept with him, as we keep a family photo nowadays. All this is probably well known today to the so-called specialists of Leonardo da Vinci, who do not want to recognize the inconsistencies of the official version, because they have spent their whole life defending a version they know today is outdated. As Mark Twain said, "It's easier to fool people than to convince them they've been fooled".

[@cleverfitz779]

Good morning everyone

[@jojolafrite90]

Why would it be morning for me?

[@ianwilkinson4602]

Perhaps it would have been better to say "hello everyone", that would then work for all time zones.

[@dipTzy.]

kesini gegara frimawan ☝🏻

[@rachelread1346]

Leonardo truely is my fave turtle...

[@Sayitaint_So]

Funny thing how the story of Mona Lisa and the Gherardini bloodline might connect to Castle Glin in Ireland and possibly to the Otway theme in Ireland and to the Fitzgerald and Fitzmaurice bloodlines and even to the Villiers bloodline. The painting itself was created as the story moved from Venice to France in the early 1500's ( Renaissance ) but it is a much older story if you study the bloodlines involved and the politics of the Medici as they were merging with the French Royals during the Tudor period ... What did DaVinci know about the secrets of private society ???

[@gawra8401]

what does this mean? why would ireland be connected? sorry i am not educated

[@josepcivil8090]

You have a lot of imagination ! But you’re talking nonsense !

[@pekertimulia125]

Nya kitu.. Huehehe2x

[@deserteagle7032]

Leonardo kept that painting for 16 years, so it's very likely the mechant had other artists paint his wife's portrait. There could be other paintings of Lisa (by other artists)

[@josepcivil8090]

It is likely that Leonardo da Vinci painted the portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, as a document seems to attest. The problem is that this portrait is not the one that is hung today at the Louvre because it does not correspond to the description made by the two travelers who visited Leonardo da Vinci in Amboise. The portrait that is hung today at the Louvre is that of Isabella of Aragon and Sforza, the daughter of the King of Naples and wife of the Duke of Milan, and after his death, who was also Leonardo's companion. It is for this reason that Leonardo kept it until his death, because there was an emotional connection, which would not have happened if it had been a commission.

[@kawhiyvesacnaban2224]

Imagine if da Vinci can paint a 3D back then 😅

[@tevyng0634]

It, A formula teknologi

[@byronroy4406]

Simply just ask Prof. Tom Hanks for any concerns.😅

[@rich1217]

This is practically a South Park episode… you can over analyse a hard boiled egg for 500 years and conclude it is associated with aliens

[@jaberwoky_]

Did they only test Leonardo’s stone bridge for earthquake survival? I’m guessing it failed under load. Great documentary!

[@reynaldotaningco4851]

I guess it's about the painter not the painting.

[@abelkelder2705]

It's all just the power suggestion!!

[@pekertimulia125]

Cikan bukan..?!

[@djssquibbs3295]

I've seen that painting, it's tiny. maybe 6in by half. it's tiny. it's also behind 3 inch think glass

[@josepcivil8090]

This painting measures 35 by 77cm, which is not small for a portrait. Other portraits have similar dimensions, the character is represented almost at real scale. But I think it might be you who imagined it bigger. Unless the reason is that you were very far from the painting.

[@aarthiagarwal5144]

Discovery discovery geometry box

[@user-gq2nq2xo9g]

En français

[@winderwonder]

All of the faces of his paintings look the same

[@cinemaipswich4636]

Leonardo Fruosino was born in a Tuscan village called Vinci. His father was the Duke of Caravaggio, a provincial principality in Italy.

[@anthonymatthews3698]

Not true. WTF

[@elisabettabrambilla3757]

Leonardo's father was a notary. Leonardo's full name is: Leonardo di Ser Piero Da Vinci. Ser Piero is the name of his father, while Vinci is the city where he was born (although he was actually born in Anchiano, near Vinci)

[@Gjm1986]

I still have the unanswered question.... why does the Mona Lisa not have eyebrows?!

[@rokojovic3726]

Kz she black

[@alinateaca5075]

She didn't love make up, I guess😂😂😂😂

[@josepcivil8090]

Ils ont disparu. La raison n’est pas connue, mais on sait qu’elle en avait, comme on peut le constater sur la copie de la Joconde au Prado.

[@raffaelemenale5019]

Love the documentary and how this French museum is filled with non French art…. 😂

[@seanwebb605]

If it is good enough it is elevated to French.

[@daffodil6641]

Leonardo took 16yrs to complete the painting yet couldn't finish her eyebrows

[@CookiesNCreamMLBB]

It has eyebrows it's just faded because of the old varnish

[@dkmorris713]

Look at the state of women's eyebrows today. They be putting them on with a chisel tip Sharpie. DaVinci had it right.

[@amankapapaya2971]

The Buddha

[@dunleavy0994]

He must of been browsing?????

[@sbhinglosh8364]

@@dunleavy0994

[@russhird]

Just too many adverts.

[@jajoe9623]

It is designed not for us to decode but for the future generations

[@circlef4256]

the stupidity and idiocy of people who are watching these sorts of videos to fill their heads with bullshit.

[@winderwonder]

What??!

[@jojolafrite90]

Sure. Anyway, Da Vinci code was a badly written caricatural book. I prefer Foucault's pendulum from Umberto Eco, in the same style.

[@byahe_tayo]

for me i prefer his last supper painting in milan

[@arbadin7754]

all these stories are to make this painting a mystry so that it is famous all over the world other wise its just a painting

[@josepcivil8090]

You say that because you know nothing about it!

[@arbadin7754]

@@josepcivil8090 may b you r r8 but what purpose does this painting is serving

[@josepcivil8090]

@@arbadin7754 No need for me to explain, there are books for that ! But one must still take the trouble to read them !

[@nixbronowski5822]

It's JUST REMARKABLE that what is Obvious to most Artists for Centuries ..seems Illusive to most. One day the SOUL will Rule ..over Money and politics. #GodWillimg

[@GreyStreet14]

Wow! Edit: I said "Wow" in a Joe Rogan style

[@Johnconno]

L.H.O.O.Q.

[@Nawanda]

Duchamp

[@youbetcha6880]

How does Da Vinci need a trigger warning?

[@chilli8011]

because the snowflakes might try cancel him. The world is that fucked up.

[@marcusfridh8489]

I think they ment it by the sequence during the autopsy.

[@trinelarson6655]

Davinci I was inventor, engineer Did experiment,

[@RitwikChandra]

This might sound like a conspiracy theory but I believe Mona Lisa is nothing else but a female rendition of Leonardo Da Vinci himself, maybe this is the hidden secret to the painting that we all have been looking from generations. It's just my observation. I would love for others to weigh in on this.

[@anthonymatthews3698]

Give it a rest.

[@josepcivil8090]

If it is true that the character is not the one we are told, the theory of the feminine self-portrait is just as ridiculous as the one claiming it is an extraterrestrial. The character represented is undoubtedly Isabella of Aragon and Sforza, the daughter of the King of Naples and the wife of the Duke of Milan for whom Leonardo da Vinci worked, as Maike Vogt Luerssen, historian and specialist of the Italian Renaissance, tells us. The landscape in the background that I have located confirms her hypothesis.

[@stewartbrands]

America is a Continent, not a country. The U.S is a country, not a Continent. Canada is not PBS.Mexoico is not PBS, Central American countries are not PBS. America is a Continent, not an arrogant country. The U.S is an arrogant country, not a Continent.

[@bestman911]

The most visited "woman" in the world! 😉

[@87linceed]

After your mom

[@sussy8835]

​@@87linceed 💀💀

[@jamieevans6395]

​@@87linceed 😮😮😮😮😅

[@richardgalli3026]

Too much advertising. Greed is ugly.

[@ianwilkinson4602]

And you must be too tightfisted to pay for an adblocker😁😇

[@franzrogar]

5:58 "[da Vinci] wanted to paint PERFECT PAINTINGS". LOL And you use the Louvre "Gioconda" as example? LOL The Louvre version uses cheap wood, cheap pigments and HAS WRONG PERSPECTIVE (multiple vanishing points in the same image). Whereas the Madrid version uses the best wood, best pigments and HAS PERFECT PERSPECTIVE.

[@afekasi79]

it's the original, you dunce.

[@Loooppp]

There is plenty of nonsens, sensationnalism and stupid afirmations, but people like it 👐 this is the youtube format form modern teens, they are brainwashed !

[@franzrogar]

@@Loooppp I do like the Louvre version too, but as a "bozzetto", not as a "painting" (finished comercial product). For example, I LOVE the bozzetti for the "The Triumph of the Eucharist" by Rubens, which are MASTERPIECES, and I dislike the cartoons and tapestry derived from those, being the "tapestry" the commercial product. But, in this case, the wrong perspective is a deterrent to me for enjoying the Louvre "bozzetto", which makes me chose the El Prado "painting" more.

[@austinfurtado9261]

too much

[@HolySpirit-ht1xq]

He was GAY?? YAAAAASSSS

[@josepcivil8090]

There is no document that certifies it, it’s just one of the many preconceived ideas attributed to him .

[@leopardtiger1022]

Most boring bla bla few guys are going in circles without coming to the point to just prolong the video and bore are test patience of the viewers of this video. .

[@theuniverse9750]

The world's most BORING painting, please move on!!! Leonardo da Vinci was a child of Fallen Angles! thats why he is so FAMOUS Period!

[@gawra8401]

why do you say he was a child of fallen angels

[@Dustinwhy8]

I’ve seen it. It’s just old. Nothing special.

[@mintusaren895]

Not interested in cinema

[@dean31black]

complete rubbish

[@julianjulian2957]

i look at monalisa and do not feel like its even a great work

[@aguilar...693]

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