An experiment in creating a dramatic biography from a painter’s work. The film covers a great deal of Leonardo de Vinci’s activities, explores his sketch books and notebooks, his extraordinary designs for machines of war, his correspondence, his drawings and paintings and his unfinished statuary. “The Tragic pursuit of perfection” is the theme of the film illustrated by the history of “The Last supper”.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323002
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Italian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Renaissance
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Biography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Italy
Crafts & Visual Arts → Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Italy
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Italian
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)