Da Vinci. The Lost Treasure

Description

In this program, journalist Fiona Bruce tells the story behind some of Leonardo da Vinci's best known works, then investigates the claim of a newly discovered da Vinci masterpiece. Bruce travels to the artist's birthplace in Tuscany and follows in his footsteps to Florence, and with the aid of curators, biographers, and art historians reveals facets of da Vinci's life through a study of his drawings and paintings. In Paris, Bruce views the Mona Lisa and learns about the techniques Leonardo used to create it; and in New York, she is given an exclusive preview of the Salvator Mundi - thought to be lost and being filmed here for the first time.

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60 min

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Date of Publication

[2013], c2011

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Films on Demand

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