Looking Back on Leonardo | Exhibitions | The National Gallery, London

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Published 2012-04-17

Experience the excitement of what was dubbed 'one of the exhibitions of the century' in this brand new retrospective of the 2011 show 'Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan'.

Take a look back at this unprecedented exhibition -- the first of its kind anywhere in the world -- which brought together sensational international loans never before seen in the UK.

Hear exhibition curator Luke Syson reflecting on the significance of the historical show, as Larry Keith, Head of Conservation, Ashok Roy, Director of Science, and Nicholas Penny, Director of the National Gallery describe what they learnt from this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition.

'Looking Back on Leonardo' was made by Oxford Film and Television and directed by Peter Sweasey.

Find out more about the exhibition 'Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan' on the National Gallery website:
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/le…

Watch this film and more on our new National Gallery Channel:
www.nationalgallery.org.uk/channel/

All Comments (21)

@elizabethcoopersoutham6573 11 years ago

saw the exhibition when it toured downunder. it was an experience of a lifetime ! the paintings were divine, the drawings were stupendous !!!
@lynmiddleton2883 1 year ago

My daughter bought me two tickets for this exhibition for my 60th birthday. I was speechles as we followed the queues around & we couldn't loiter we had to keep moving but it was absolutely spellbinding. Experience of a lifetime indeed!
@christianwalker1785 10 years ago

Love the national gallery
@rupertrozells5816 5 years ago

Leonardo Da Vinci was a very skilled & highly intelligent master of the art world. He was right at the top of best artist/painter of all time. He was way ahead of his time. Leonardo was a prodigy & he was a perfectionist.
@JohnSmith-il6kk 3 years ago

Happy that I booked early and was able to attend this exhibition
@JuanFecit 12 years ago

Gracias por compartirlo.
@jimtipping9170 1 year ago

One of my all time heroes
@artist2739 4 years ago

Beautiful
@aamontalto 1 year ago

Have ten years gone since this exhibition at the National Gallery? I made the trip from Malta to experience this once in a lifetime event. It’s indelibly recorded in my memory.
@da7inci 12 years ago

thanks for sharing this, I would like to ask if "Leonardo Live" will be available on bluray anytime soon ?
@popgoer 12 years ago

Many thanks to all who put this exhibition together in London, I thought I would never see the Cecilia Gallerani (Lady with Ermine) portrait for real (no disrespect to Poland, but its never been on my places to do list). Extraordinary!.
@nationalgallery 12 years ago

Thank you for your question da7inci - unfortunately 'Leonardo Live' is not available on DVD or Blu-ray
@movies_in_1043 3 years ago

Hi, does anyone know why the National Gallery sold the painting of the 'Salvator Mundi' ? Why not keep it in the museum for everyone to enjoy? Thanks
@danielurpeguifernandez767 5 years ago

Y vox👍
@jamestownsend5858 10 years ago

LONDON CENTRAL EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL NEXT MONDAY TO THURSDAY THE NATIONAL GALLERY v EMPLOYEE
@Lord_Sebastian_Snufflepuss 2 years ago

Did Leonardo not pass his knowledge on to anyone else then?
@brendhaferreira1220 3 years ago

F O O O o contato
@tnsrec 6 years ago

in Gdańsk MUESSEUM also https://youtu.be/lHLNe3_uNQo
@danielurpeguifernandez767 5 years ago

Arriba españaaa
@brendhaferreira1220 3 years ago

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