TY - ADVS AU - Bent, George R. ED - Washington and Lee University ED - The Teaching Company TI - Leonardo da Vinci and the Italian High Renaissance SN - 1598038346 (dvd) AV - ND653.B65 W66 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Chantilly, VA PB - The Teaching Company KW - Art KW - Italy KW - High Renaissance KW - Leonardo da Vinci KW - Music N1 - Includes 36 x 30 min. lectures. Also Includes Course Guidebook; The Course Guidebook includes a glossary and bibliographical references; "Leonardo da Vinci and the Italian High Renaissance is Professor Bent's powerful and engrossing look at this grand master, the intriguing world he inhabited and shaped, and the legacies he left behind for us. This 36-lecture course — packed with illustrations and animations that bring you closer than ever before to Leonardo's paintings, sculptures, sketches, and notebooks — is like touring an imaginary and comprehensive exhibit devoted to his entire career. You'll gain fresh insights into his iconic paintings, his important anatomical studies, and his astonishingly prescient visions for machines we now take for granted. But more than that, you'll experience what it was like to live in Leonardo's world and to understand the High Renaissance as it swept through great Italian cities such as Florence, Milan, and Rome." (Publisher's Website); CONTENTS ; DISC 1 ; 1. Introducing Leonardo da Vinci ; 2. Who Was Leonardo? Facts and Fictions ; 3. Leonardo's Artistic Origins ; 4. From Apprentice To Partner ; 5. Annunciation: Leonardo's First Commission ; 6. A New Kind of Portrait: Ginevra de' Benci ; DISC 2; 7. Leonardo's Early Madonnas; 8. Scandal, Reprieve and the Penitent St. Jerome; 9. Inventing Early Modern Classicism; 10. Arrival in Milan: Madonna of the Rocks; 11. Leonardo at Court: Portrait of a Musician ; 12. Leonardo and the Ladies; DISC 3 ; 13. Threats to the Italian Renaissance: the 1490s ; 14. Leonardo the Inventor and Engineer ; 15. Vitruvian Man, Perfection, and Architecture ; 16. Leonardo the Military Scientist ; 17. Leonardo and Flight ; 18. Drawing Human Figures and Caricatures ; DISC 4 ; 19. Colossus: the Sculpture for Ludovico Sforza ; 20. The Making of The Last Supper ; 21. The Meaning of The Last Supper ; 22. Mantua, Isabella d'Este, and Venice ; 23. Return to Florence: Sfumato and an Exhibition ; 24. Leonardo, Cesare Borgia, and Machiavelli ; DISC 5 ; 25. Michelangelo and Leonardo ; 26. Mona Lisa: La Gioconda ; 27. Raphael and Leonardo ; 28. Leonardo in Milan and Pope Julius II in Rome ; 29. The Anatomical Drawings: his Greatest Works? ; 30. In Praise of Painting: Leonardo's Manifesto ; DISC 6 ; 31. Leonardo and the Medici in Rome ; 32. High Renaissance art from Rome to Venice ; 33. Last Years: Leonardo in France ; 34. Renaissance Man and Man of the Renaissance ; 35. The End of an Era ; 36. The Legacies of Leonardo da Vinci N2 - "Leonardo da Vinci and the Italian High Renaissance is Professor Bent's powerful and engrossing look at this grand master, the intriguing world he inhabited and shaped, and the legacies he left behind for us. This 36-lecture course — packed with illustrations and animations that bring you closer than ever before to Leonardo's paintings, sculptures, sketches, and notebooks — is like touring an imaginary and comprehensive exhibit devoted to his entire career. You'll gain fresh insights into his iconic paintings, his important anatomical studies, and his astonishingly prescient visions for machines we now take for granted. But more than that, you'll experience what it was like to live in Leonardo's world and to understand the High Renaissance as it swept through great Italian cities such as Florence, Milan, and Rome." (Publisher's Website); DVD CONTENTS: DISC 1 1. Introducing Leonardo da Vinci 2. Who Was Leonardo? Facts and Fictions 3. Leonardo's Artistic Origins 4. From Apprentice To Partner 5. Annunciation: Leonardo's First Commission 6. A New Kind of Portrait: Ginevra de' Benci DISC 2 7. Leonardo's Early Madonnas 8. Scandal, Reprieve and the Penitent St. Jerome 9. Inventing Early Modern Classicism 10. Arrival in Milan: Madonna of the Rocks 11. Leonardo at Court: Portrait of a Musician 12. Leonardo and the Ladies DISC 3 13. Threats to the Italian Renaissance: the 1490s 14. Leonardo the Inventor and Engineer 15. Vitruvian Man, Perfection, and Architecture 16. Leonardo the Military Scientist 17. Leonardo and Flight 18. Drawing Human Figures and Caricatures DISC 4 19. Colossus: the Sculpture for Ludovico Sforza 20. The Making of The Last Supper 21. The Meaning of The Last Supper 22. Mantua, Isabella d'Este, and Venice 23. Return to Florence: Sfumato and an Exhibition 24. Leonardo, Cesare Borgia, and Machiavelli DISC 5 25. Michelangelo and Leonardo 26. Mona Lisa: La Gioconda 27. Raphael and Leonardo 28. Leonardo in Milan and Pope Julius II in Rome 29. The Anatomical Drawings: his Greatest Works? 30. In Praise of Painting: Leonardo's Manifesto DISC 6 31. Leonardo and the Medici in Rome 32. High Renaissance art from Rome to Venice 33. Last Years: Leonardo in France 34. Renaissance Man and Man of the Renaissance 35. The End of an Era 36. The Legacies of Leonardo da Vinci; COURSE GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION Professor Biography Course Scope LECTURE GUIDES Lecture 1: Introducing Leonardo da Vinci Lecture 2: Who Was Leonardo? Facts and Fictions Lecture 3: Leonardo's Artistic Origins Lecture 4: From Apprentice To Partner Lecture 5: Annunciation: Leonardo's First Commission Lecture 6: A New Kind of Portrait: Ginevra de' Benci Lecture 7: Leonardo's Early Madonnas Lecture 8: Scandal, Reprieve and the Penitent St. Jerome Lecture 9: Inventing Early Modern Classicism Lecture 10: Arrival in Milan: Madonna of the Rocks Lecture 11: Leonardo at Court: Portrait of a Musician Lecture 12: Leonardo and the Ladies Lecture 13: Threats to the Italian Renaissance: the 1490s Lecture 14: Leonardo the Inventor and Engineer Lecture 15: Vitruvian Man, Perfection, and Architecture Lecture 16: Leonardo the Military Scientist Lecture 17: Leonardo and Flight Lecture 18: Drawing Human Figures and Caricatures Lecture 19: Colossus: the Sculpture for Ludovico Sforza Lecture 20: The Making of The Last Supper Lecture 21: The Meaning of The Last Supper Lecture 22: Mantua, Isabella d'Este, and Venice Lecture 23: Return to Florence: Sfumato and an Exhibition Lecture 24: Leonardo, Cesare Borgia, and Machiavelli Lecture 25: Michelangelo and Leonardo Lecture 26: Mona Lisa: La Gioconda Lecture 27: Raphael and Leonardo Lecture 28: Leonardo in Milan and Pope Julius II in Rome Lecture 29: The Anatomical Drawings: his Greatest Works? Lecture 30: In Praise of Painting: Leonardo's Manifesto Lecture 31: Leonardo and the Medici in Rome Lecture 32: High Renaissance art from Rome to Venice Lecture 33: Last Years: Leonardo in France Lecture 34: Renaissance Man and Man of the Renaissance Lecture 35: The End of an Era Lecture 36: The Legacies of Leonardo da Vinci SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL Leonardo's Notebooks and the Main Codex Collections Works Discussed Timeline Glossary Biographical Notes Bibliography UR - https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/leonardo-da-vinci-and-the-italian-high-renaissance.html UR - https://ottawa.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S26C1328693 ER -