Leonardo da Vinci Video (DVD)

This half hour DVD video offer a short and simple biographical look at the world famous artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci and highlights and analyzes his painting: The Virgin. The ten elements of the painting -darkness, light, color, volume, figure, setting, distance, proximity, movement, and rest- are all applied and discussed about this particular painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci's initial sketches of The Virgin are also examined during the duration of the DVD. Perfect for art classes, art history classes, and anyone with an interest in the painter Leonardo da Vinci and his painting The Virgin, this DVD gives the viewer the tools for understanding how to analyze a painting, how to better understand the art of Leonardo da Vinci, and what a talented painter he was. (1989)