RiverRun Festival: LEONARDISSIMO!—Leonardo da Vinci’s World and Its Waters

Part of RiverRun’s “FLOW” Literary Series curated by Marie Arana, this stunning multimedia presentation about Leonardo da Vinci delves into the great master’s obsession with water. From the rivers that course through his paintings to his well-documented scientific experiments with the Rio Arno, Leonardo was centuries before his time in understanding the power and dynamics of water.

LEONARDISSIMO! will feature celebrated biographer Walter Isaacson as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s world-renowned specialist on Leonardo, Carmen Bambach. With footage from Ken Burns’ forthcoming documentary on Leonardo (scheduled for a 2024 release) and lively commentaries from astrophysicist Mario Livio, internationally-renowned Cuban sculptor/painter Roberto Fabelo, and professor of art history at the University of Virginia, Francesca Fiorani, this show promises to give us an unparalleled view of an obsession.