Funded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture - European Union - NextGenerationEU.
Educational podcast for children in which we travel to Renaissance Italy, more than 500 years ago, to meet one of the most brilliant minds in history: Leonardo da Vinci. In this episode of “History Has a Voice,” we will land in Florence to discover how one man could be a painter, inventor, anatomist, and architect all at the same time.
Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the village of Vinci and was a self-taught child who learned by observing nature, from the flight of birds to the flow of water. In the workshop of his master Verrocchio, he discovered that art and science were not separate things, but complementary tools for understanding the world.
He was the creator of famous works such as "The Last Supper" and "La Gioconda" (the Mona Lisa), where he applied the sfumato technique to bring them to life and give them mystery. But his genius went beyond painting: he filled notebooks with “mirror” writing (backwards) and designed futuristic machines, dreaming of helicopters and parachutes centuries before they existed.
In this episode, he will explain why he left some projects unfinished, his secrets for capturing human emotions, and his famous reflection on how inactivity “rusts” the intellect. An inspiring journey to understand that curiosity is the most important superpower.
A very useful and interesting resource for children. It is perfect for introducing the Renaissance in primary education, encouraging multidisciplinary creativity (STEAM), and awakening interest in scientific and artistic observation.