The Drawings Of Leonardo Da Vinci

Year Published: 1953

Creator: Wright Basil

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: The official film of the Windsor collection exhibition of 1952 held by the Royal Academy to celebrate the quincentenary of Da Vinci's birth. Commentary by Sir Laurence Olivier. Quotations from da Vinci's writings spoken by C Day Lewis. Produced in Britain. , Shows the Leonardo da Vinci drawings in the Windsor collection and includes such subjects as man, animals, architecture, machines for waging war, water in motion, and a sketch for "The Last Supper." Integrates translation of some of the artist's own notes with an interpretive commentary spoken by Sir Laurence Olivier.

Complete Record: The official film of the Windsor collection exhibition of 1952 held by the Royal Academy to celebrate the quincentenary of Da Vinci's birth. Commentary by Sir Laurence Olivier. Quotations from da Vinci's writings spoken by C Day Lewis. Produced in Britain. , Shows the Leonardo da Vinci drawings in the Windsor collection and includes such subjects as man, animals, architecture, machines for waging war, water in motion, and a sketch for "The Last Supper." Integrates translation of some of the artist's own notes with an interpretive commentary spoken by Sir Laurence Olivier.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.


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