Leonardo da Vinci’s private life

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🗓️ 16 April 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Historian Catherine Fletcher discusses what is known about the private life and relationships of the Renaissance polymath. She considers the gaps in the historical record, and the inspirations for the story in the new TV drama Leonardo, starring Aidan Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:51.2	I'm Ellie Cawthorne.
0:57.3	Leonardo, a new drama about the life of Leonardo da Vinci, has been released on Amazon Prime
1:03.2	in the UK and Ireland this week.
1:05.6	Starring Aidan Turner, it's an eight-part series reimagining Leonardo's life, work, influences and relationships.
1:13.2	Ahead of the show's release, we spoke to Catherine Fletcher, a historian of Renaissance and early modern Europe,
1:19.8	and Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University.
1:23.5	To find out more about the artist's real relationships and what can be found in the historical record.
1:29.9	Putting the questions to Catherine was our acting digital editor, Eleanor Evans.
1:34.7	Catherine, thank you so much for joining us on the History Extra podcast today.
1:38.7	Hello, good to see you.
1:40.1	And we're going to be talking today about Leonardo da Vinci.
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