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Explore the world of Leonardo da Vinci. Watch a film about the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition 'Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan' and listen to illustrated podcast clips examining his powerful art, elusive character and universal influence

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Contemporary British artist Jenny Saville, famous for her large-scale paintings of female nudes, tells Colin Wiggins how she takes inspiration from Renaissance nativity scenes and The Burlington House Cartoon by Leonardo da Vinci.

 

From the National Gallery Podcast: Episode Sixty Two (December 2011)

 

Find out more about the 2011 exhibition, Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan

 

More about Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519 

Gallery insight
MovieGallery insight
'Looking Back on Leonardo'
Technical insight
MovieTechnical insight
Watch Conservation's Larry Keith restoring 'The Virgin of the Rocks'
Curator's insight
AudioCurator's insight
Luke Syson discusses the elusive character of Leonardo da Vinci
Personal response
MoviePersonal response
Historian Martin Kemp explores Leonardo's drawings
Curator's insight
AudioCurator's insight
Luke Syson on the two versions of 'The Virgin of the Rocks'
Curator's insight
AudioCurator's insight
Luke Syson on setting up an historic exhibition
Artist's insight
AudioArtist's insight
Painter Jenny Saville on the influence of Leonardo on her own work
 
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