Nova Decoding da Vinci (Season 46, Episode 21)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

Nova

Decoding da Vinci (Season 46, Episode 21)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

A visit to Florence, Italy to explore how Leonardo da Vinci used science, from human dissections to innovative painting techniques, to create his artwork.

Director

Doug Hamilton

Writer

Doug Hamilton (written by)

Producer

Doug Hamilton

Composer

Tay Chee Wei (as CheeWei Tay)

Editors

Robert Kirwin | Rob Tinworth

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 13, 2019

Release date

Nov 13, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 22 wins & 64 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Jay O. Sanders Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Walter Isaacson Self - Author of Biography 'Leonardo da Vinci' Self - Author of Biography 'Leonardo da Vinci' See fewer	Steve Jobs (2015)
Vincent Delieuvin Self - Art Historian Self - Art Historian See fewer	A Night at the Louvre: Leonardo da Vinci (2020)
Martin Kemp Self - Art Historian Self - Art Historian See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Valter Conti Self - Artistic Impersonator, 'Leonardo Da Vinci' Self - Artistic Impersonator, 'Leonardo Da Vinci' See fewer	Nova (1974)
Elena Conti Self - Artistic Impersonator, 'Mona Lisa' Self - Artistic Impersonator, 'Mona Lisa' See fewer	Nova (1974)
Bruno Mottin Self - Art Historian and Conservation Expert, Musée du Louvre Self - Art Historian and Conservation Expert, Musée du Louvre See fewer	Nova (1974)
Francesca Borgo Self - Art Historian, University of St Andrews Self - Art Historian, University of St Andrews See fewer	Nova (1974)
Elisabeth Ravaud Self - Art Radiologist Self - Art Radiologist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Paolo Galluzzi Self - Historian of Science and Director of the Museo Galileo Self - Historian of Science and Director of the Museo Galileo See fewer	Nova (1974)
Alessandro Nova Self - Art Historian Self - Art Historian See fewer	Nova (1974)
Charles Cecil Self - Art Teacher, Charles H. Cecil Studios Self - Art Teacher, Charles H. Cecil Studios See fewer	Nova (1974)
John Ochsendolf Self - Historian of Construction, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Self - Historian of Construction, Massachusetts Institute of Technology See fewer	El arquitecto de Nueva York (2016)
Karly Bast Self - Graduate Structural Engineer Self - Graduate Structural Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Mohammed Ismail Self - Construction Engineer Self - Construction Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)
Cinzia Pasquali Self - Art Restorer Self - Art Restorer See fewer	Léonard de Vinci, la restauration du siècle (2012)
Florent Farges Self - Painter Self - Painter See fewer	Nova (1974)
Trudy M. Van Houten Self - Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine Self - Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine See fewer	Nova (1974)
Martin Clayton Self - Curator, Royal Collection Trust Self - Curator, Royal Collection Trust See fewer	Nova (1974)
Margaret Livingstone Self - Neurophysiologist, Harvard Medical School Self - Neurophysiologist, Harvard Medical School See fewer	Nova (1974)
Pascal Cotte Self - Optical Engineer Self - Optical Engineer See fewer	Nova (1974)