A partial view of Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper," preserved at the ex-Renaissance refectory of the convent adjacent to the sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie church, in Milan, Italy ...

The two-part, four-hour PBS documentary is filmmaker Ken Burns’ first project not exploring an American subject. It also features a musical score by Caroline Shaw, another new direction for Burns.

Leonardo da Vinci was more than a great artist, famous for The Last Supper and Mona Lisa. He was a draughtsman, an engineer, a scientist, a sculptor and an architect. He had a voracious curiosity and ...