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Leonardo da Vinci
Part Two: Painter-God
Season 1
Episode 2
Leonardo works as a military engineer, designs fanciful flying machines, studies light and shadow, investigates gravity, dissects cadavers, and pens treatises on a vast array of subjects, all while seeking the perfect patron. In Florence, Milan, Rome and finally France, he pours the sum of his scientific and artistic knowledge into a portrait that would become the most famous painting on earth.
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Leonardo trains as an artist and eventually paints a masterpiece: The Last Supper.