His father, Ser Piero da Vinci, held elevated status as a notary—a professional path that Leonardo would have been expected to follow had he not been born out of wedlock. The town of Vinci ...

Leonardo da Vinci approached the world with a fearless ... Leonardo saw this as an advantage — he wouldn’t have to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a notary.

Burns's daughter Sarah Burns co-directed the documentary alongside her father and David McMahon ... what's my purpose?" "Leonardo da Vinci" is available on demand on PBS now.

The portrait of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, more exactly the portrait of ... is by now so overrestored that Cesare Brandi ...