Leonardo Da Vinci, A Celebrated Renaissance Genius

Today we enjoy a celebration of art in honor of Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday. The famed painter, sculptor, & architect born on April 15, 1452 is best known for his Mona Lisa and Last Supper pieces - arguably the two most famous and reproduced paintings of all time. Da Vinci's creative genius was recognized in many facets, leaving behind detailed masterpieces that continue to be studied and adored by art lovers and historians alike over 600 years later. The Vatican Museums, holding a reputation as one of the greatest museums in the world, is also home to one Leonardo's most enigmatic works 'St. Jerome'. The comprehensive 8 volume documentary series of the same name presents a guided tour through the museum complex and is now available both as a 16 episode series and 3 DVD disc set, exclusively through Janson Media.

Originally produced in 1997 on the threshold of the Third Millennium of the Christian Era, and in celebration of the Jubilee of the Year of Our Lord 2000, The Vatican Musuems was the culmination of three years of research and filming, the collaboration of thirty-two scholars and historians from around the world, a crew of forty directors of photography, operators, and lighting technicians, state-of-the-art digital cinematography, lighting, animation, and computerized editing, and the work of a famous composer with original performances by master musicians.

This historic three-disc collection features seven hours of magnificent documentary film that illuminates and chronicles the great journey of the human spirit. Here then is a celebration of the world"s most spectacular and sacred repository of art, history, and faith.