Leonardo Da Vinci: Facial Reconstructions & History Documentary

I'm an artist that brings history back to life by creating famous figures from the past in the modern day, as well as creating facial reconstructions and recreations. Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most famous inventors, painters, sculptors, engineers, scientists...the list goes on. But what did this great man look like? Do we have any portraits of Da Vinci's true face? Let's get into his life and history, as well as reveal my modern-day recreation of his face at the end.

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0:00 Introduction
1:04 Leonardo's Life and Legacy
3:47 His Appearance
5:25 Modern-day Recreations
7:03 Sneak Peak of Next Subject & Closing

[freespirit]

My art teacher told me when I was 14, that I was the most gifted child artist that she had ever known. My parents refused to allow me to pursue art as a career. I became a nurse. Later in my life, I was diagnosed with ADHD. I have many unfinished projects.
I always say that when ( and if) I reach an afterlife place.. Leonardo Da Vinci will be in my top five list of people that I’ll go looking for…

[jukes]

His face makes me smile. He's beautiful.

[jordantoczek]

He has that silver Fox look going for him in these pictures. Very handsome, very intelligent and very talented

[NK-xwok]

the blue eye davinci was amazing! i felt that was true to his like ness

[instinctiveforestwalkers]

Fantastic work, this is great to imagine Leonardo's appearance in the Renaissance time. It is said that he would buy birds in cage in markets to release them and watch them flying away free and also that he was a vegetarian !

[liv_]

I’m really obsessed with all Leonardo. He was such an incredible person. And this video just made me tear up, thank you for bringing this to us.

[tiredofit]

He looks like a mix of Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix. In a good way. Intense and artistic. It so mesmerizing to see historical figures as modern day people. You do great work with the little historical resources you have.

[helenjensen]

The blue eyes make him seem much more intense - but in a good way. It is definitely my favorite version :)

[charlesparis]

Wow, wow, wow whatever you doing don't stop. God bless you! I love it and I believe it. That's him, handsome devil he is. Well done my dear!

[Vanjasper]

The look of him. That guy would see right you, into your soul, tell you things you never knew about yourself.

[FilledSpace]

Some historians believe that in the self-portrait Leonardo did of himself, he drew himself looking much older than he was. And some believe that the reason the Mona Lisa resembles him is that it was his interpretation of his mother who he never knew. A Florentine merchant's wife, Lisa del Giocondo, posed for the Mona Lisa. Sigmund Freud even made the suggestion that the Mona Lisa was a memory of Leonardo's mother. Leonardo spent his whole life working on the Mona Lisa, and after four years of working on it, he refused to give the commissioned painting to the Florentine merchant. It was also said that he took more than four years working on the painting, possibly 12 to 16 years or more. He spent his entire life carrying the painting around with him. It was important enough to him that he had it always by his side up until his death.

[tommunyon]

He looks very approachable. Would love to have been able to engage him in conversation over a cup of coffee. I feel less frustrated about the unfinished canvas sitting on my easel, but I can't use the same excuse that he did.

[JCKay]

Hey Becca, I'm sure myself and all your audience would love to see Mona Lisa reconstructed as a "real life" woman. As an Artist myself, Leonardo's work, especially his sketches fascinated me ...

[karineanderson]

Leonardo was a hottie, who knew. You really do bring these historical figures to life. Thank you so much. How about one of the life and reconstruction of Benjamin Franklin.

[prime-mate]

Ive watched every one of these videos and I become strangely emotional at every reveal.

[ThinkForYourself]

I've watched many of your videos, and you're a fantastic artist. I have to say your artistic rendition of Leonardo doesn't seem to have the exhaustion and sadness that the self-portrait seems to have. I know you show people happy and smiling, but I don't think we would have met that man if we had known him in his own time.

[rdhawke]

The first true Renaissance man. Excellent reproduction color portrait and modern update. I could watch these videos for hours.

[mcpxciv]

I’m obsessed w him, I have a quote of his tattooed across my shoulder as well as traveled to Italy to see the Da Vinci Museum! Honestly, your likeness of him with BLUE eyes looks the most accurate/realistic in my opinion, I love it!

[divoxpqr]

I carry a picture of him with me always. He was a master of creation, the Einstein of his day, and like Einstein, he strove to understand the mind of his creator.

[glitcheddivinity]

He was such a beautiful beautiful man, on every level.