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The Tragic pursuit of perfection

France and United Kingdom, 1953
film

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..

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Leonardo da Vinci and his art

United States, 1957
Similarity: 73%

Leonardo Da Vinci: giant of the Renaissance

United States, 1977
Similarity: 72%

I, Leonardo Da Vinci

United States, 1965
Similarity: 70%

Art and reality: the Renaissance

United Kingdom, 1969
Similarity: 69%

Van Gogh [NTSC]

France, 1991
Similarity: 69%

The Drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci (TEFC)

United Kingdom, 1954
Similarity: 69%

Fantasia Di Botticelli: La Calunnia

Italy, 1968
Similarity: 69%

Il Drama di Cristo

Italy, 1948
Similarity: 69%

Picasso: the man and his work

United States, 1990
Similarity: 69%

Heroic ambitions

United Kingdom, 1989
Similarity: 69%

A Lecture on anatomy

Italy, 1950
Similarity: 69%

Napoleon

France, 1927
Similarity: 68%

Michelangelo

United States, 1964
Similarity: 68%

The Drawings of Leonardo Da Vinci

United Kingdom, 1954
Similarity: 68%

The Titan: story of Michelangelo (TEFC)

Unknown
Similarity: 68%

Leonardo. The Divine Michelangelo

United Kingdom, 2003
Similarity: 68%

Botticelli: visions of beauty and violence

United Kingdom, 2001
Similarity: 67%

Michelangelo (Caprese 1475 - Rome 1564)

Italy, 1968
Similarity: 67%
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