Leonardo Da Vinci part 2 - from Florence to Milan

Leonardo Da Vinci part 2 - from Florence to Milan

Early Life & Education

  • Born illegitimate, Leonardo spent his youth sketching and observing nature.
  • After moving to Florence, he entered the prestigious workshop of Andrea Verrocchio, where he learned not only painting but also the chemistry behind pigments and the mechanics of sculpture and engineering.

🎨 Artistic Breakthroughs

  • By 1472, Leonardo was a member of the painters’ guild and began producing original works.
  • His first known portrait was of Ginevra de’ Benci, and his collaboration on Verrocchio’s Baptism of Christ was so impressive that legend claims the master retired his brush.

⚙️ Engineering Mindset

  • Leonardo’s early involvement in lifting Brunelleschi’s massive dome sphere sparked a lifelong fascination with machines and mechanics.
  • He later designed fantastical inventions, from machine guns and tanksto automated kitchen spits and submarines, many adapted from earlier ideas but improved with Leonardo's obsessive precision.

🕵️ Scandal & Rejection

  • In 1476, Leonardo was accused (and acquitted) of sodomy, a charge that tainted his reputation.
  • He also struggled with feelings of inadequacy due to his illegitimacy and lack of formal education, despite building a massive personal library.

🤹 From Florence to Milan

  • Tired of Florence’s politics and unfinished commissions (like The Adoration of the Magi), Leonardo headed to Milan in 1481.
  • His application letter to Ludovico Sforza emphasized military engineering over painting—positioning himself as the Renaissance’s ultimate multi-hyphenate.

🎭 Court Entertainer & Inventor

  • In Milan, Leonardo served as engineer, party planner, set designer, and even hairstylist.
  • He dabbled in robotics, stage effects, and was inspired by thinkers like Ibn al-Haytham, whose work on optics laid the groundwork for Leonardo’s legendary camera obscura prank.

👂 Tune in to discover how a restless, illegitimate boy turned into one of history’s most enigmatic polymaths—blending art, science, scandal, and a flair for the theatrical.

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007 – Living with the Lombards

007 – Living with the Lombards

575-589 The Lombards start to settle down and get to know the neighbourhood and the troublesome neighbours as they go through an interregnum of the Dukes before they get back to electing a king and bashing the Byzantines

7 Feb 201820min

006 – Here come the Lombards

006 – Here come the Lombards

555-574 A quick look at the brief period of Byzantine rule before the arrival of the Lombards in 568 and then we look at their invasion of Italy and hear a bit of juicy royal gossip

31 Jan 201819min

005 – The Gothic War continues

005 – The Gothic War continues

540-554 The war between the Ostrogoths in Italy and the imperial forces of Byzantium continues from 540 and reaches it's end in 552

24 Jan 201820min

004 – Queen Amalasuntha and Byztantium gets annoyed

004 – Queen Amalasuntha and Byztantium gets annoyed

526-540 From the death of Theodoric the great in 526, through the regency of his daughter Amalasuntha, to the end of the first phase of the Gothic war in 540

17 Jan 201818min

003 – Theodoric and the rise and fall of the Ostrogoth kingdom

003 – Theodoric and the rise and fall of the Ostrogoth kingdom

493-526 From 493 when Theodoric the Great took contro of the Italian peninsula to his death in 526

10 Jan 201820min

002 – The new Italian kingdom from Odoacer to Theodoric

002 – The new Italian kingdom from Odoacer to Theodoric

476-493 The Italian kingdom of Odoacer (476 – 493) and the takeover by the Goths of Theodoric the Great

3 Jan 201818min

001 – The end of the end and the beginning of the beginning (408 - 476)

001 – The end of the end and the beginning of the beginning (408 - 476)

410-476 We go back before the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 to focus on three key events and names: Alaric, Attila and Odoacer.Presented by our partner Explore Worldwide, check out their tours:Exlore Worldwide

3 Jan 201822min

000 – Launch

000 – Launch

This is our launch episode in which we outline the content and intentions foe the podcast

6 Okt 201710min

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