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The Golden Ratio: Is It Myth or Math?
The golden ratio. Some say it’s the most mythical number in the universe. Others say it underlies everything from nature’s patterns to beauty in art and design. But, like, what is it? And does the myth of the golden ratio hold up to its...
SciShow
Great Minds: Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most diversely talented individuals of all time. His "unquenchable curiosity" led him to make discoveries and inventions that were beyond his time, not to mention his numerous artistic masterpieces. Today...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? | Noah Charney
More than 500 years after its creation, Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is arguably the world's most famous painting. Many scholars consider it an outstanding work of Renaissance art— but history is full of great paintings. So, how did...
Curated Video
The ANATOMY that Da Vinci got WRONG
It's undeniable that Leonardo Da Vinci made a great contribution to the subject of human anatomy. He created gorgeous anatomical illustrations that changed the course of medicine. But like every human being, he got some things wrong. In...
Bedtime History
The Mona Lisa Story For Kids
Learn about the history of the Mona Lisa, from it's creation by Leonardo Da Vinci, to its path through history, including its theft and eventual home in the Louvre Museum.
Wonderscape
Flight Physics: Understanding Air Pressure and Bernoulli's Principle
Dive into the fundamentals of flight physics by exploring concepts such as air pressure and Bernoulli's principle. From Leonardo da Vinci's pioneering sketches to Daniel Bernoulli's groundbreaking discoveries, learn how pressure dynamics...
Curated Video
Technology – Good or Bad?
Dr. Forrester compares and contrasts the positive and negative effects of technology by recognizing such outcomes as inventions, efficiency, pollution, and replacement of jobs with robots.
Professor Dave Explains
Empiricism Part 1: Da Vinci, Bacon, and Hobbes
With rationalism covered, let's investigate the other important movement in early modern philosophy, empiricism. In its earliest formulation, this included figures like Francis Bacon and Thomas Hobbes, and contrary to rationalism, which...
Curated Video
I WONDER - Who Was Leonardo Da Vinci?
This video is answering the question of who was Leonardo da Vinci.
Curated Video
The Renaissance
A video entitled "The Renaissance" exploring several artistic and scientific advancements made during the Renaissance.
Mazz Media
The Renaissance (An Introduction)
The period of history between the 14th and 17th century became known as the Renaissance—a word that means revival or rebirth. Itt is considered one of most important events in European history and it has had a lasting influence on...
Cerebellum
Early Scientific Revolution - Leondardo Da Vinci
Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....
The Art Assignment
Better Know the Mona Lisa | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
She's probably the most famous artwork of all time, but what do you know about her? It's time to better know the Mona Lisa.
The Art Assignment
Art + Taxes = The Dirty Truth
It's tax season in the United States, and the art market is one of the many ways rich people game the system to save billions of dollars in taxes each year. Here's how it's done.
Curated Video
Milan: A Must-Visit City in Italy
Let's take a tour of Milan, Italy! Milan may not be the first choice when in Italy, but it's still worth the tour. It is the commercial center for business, banking, shopping, and fashion.
Curated Video
Picasso’s Guernica: Great Art Explained
Guernica is the most famous anti-war painting in history, and Picasso’s best-known work. It has gone from a piece that was created in protest at the horrific bombing of a small village in northern Spain, to an icon and a universal symbol...
Curated Video
Michelangelo's David: Great Art Explained
"What a brilliant series this is" - Stephen Fry on Twitter 12 December 2020 "Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes...
Curated Video
Caravaggio's Taking of Christ: Great Art Explained
The Taking of Christ is a painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The subject is the moment that the son of God is betrayed with a kiss, and arrested in the garden of Gethsemane. Caravaggio’s approach to religious art was shocking...
The Art Assignment
Produce an Assembly Line | Bob Snead | The Art Assignment
The Art Assignment furthers their exploration of New Orleans to visit artist Bob Snead. He's the Executive Director of Press Street, an organization that promotes art and literature in the community through events, publications and arts...
Curated Video
Why is the Background of the Mona Lisa Unique?
Leonardo da Vinci's understanding of the natural world and the forces that shape it influenced every aspect of his artwork, from the foreground to the background. Learn how aerial perspective and the horizon line create the illusion of...
Curated Video
Mona Lisa del Giocondo
In 1550, art historian Giorgio Vasari noted in his book on Renaissance artwork that, "Leonardo undertook to execute, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of Mona Lisa, his wife." But there was dispute about Mona Lisa's true identity...
Curated Video
Mona Lisa: the Universal Portrait
Leonardo da Vinci once said that "art is never finished, just abandoned." Art, science, and the natural world were not separate subjects for da Vinci. He was a man who never stopped learning and it seems fitting that we never seem to...
Curated Video
What Technique and Materials Did da Vinci Use to Create the Mona Lisa?
Why do Mona Lisa's eyes seem to be looking at us, no matter where we stand? The answer has to do with a set of meticulous artistic choices that da Vinci used for this portrait. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci used the verdaccio, chiaroscuro,...