Name: Thinkers for our Time: Martin Kemp FBA on Leonardo da Vinci by The British Academy
Duration: 11 min 53 s
Description: Professor Martin Kemp FBA reflects on Leonardo's extraordinary life and legacy, the commercial implications of his worldwide fame, and the endless conspiracy theories he inspires.

Professor Martin Kemp FBA reflects on Leonardo's extraordinary life and legacy, the commercial implications of his worldwide fame, and the endless conspiracy theories he inspires.

Thinkers for our Time: Martin Kemp FBA on Leonardo da Vinci

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