The Columbian

Ken Burns’ documentary focuses on Leonardo da Vinci

Ken Burns attends a conversation Dec. 14 with Paula Kerger at The Paley Museum in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA — Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns didn’t plan to ...
IndieWire

‘Leonardo Da Vinci’ Peels Away the Paint — and the Myth — on the Renaissance’s Renaissance Man

Directors Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon tell IndieWire about the visual tricks that opened up the mind of Leonardo Da Vinci in their two-part PBS documentary series. Lots of folks trace ...
Variety

Ken Burns and His ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Co-Directors on Why They Broke Their Rules for PBS’ Portrait of the Renaissance Icon

More than 500 years after his death, the works of Leonardo da Vinci have never been more ubiquitous. “Mona Lisa” just got her own Lego set, and recently played a central role in Rian Johnson’s “Glass ...
The Boston Globe

Ken Burns, Renaissance man

Ken Burns named his company Florentine Films because one of his partners was from Florence — the one in Northampton, Mass., not the one in Tuscany. But it’s certainly fitting to see that credit at the ...