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The Da Vinci Detective
As Hollywood's Da Vinci Code blockbuster hits the cinema screens... this is the real Leonardo thriller.
Art meets science and detective story lifting the lid on some of the most controversial stories in the art world. Pioneering forensic scientist Dr Maurizio Seracini has made his name by ingeniously adapting the latest medical and military technology to reveal the secrets of great artistic masterpieces. In this film he sets out to investigate the unsolved mysteries surrounding some of the works of genius produced by world famous Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci.
Just like his great hero Leonardo Da Vinci, Seracini's vast knowledge bridges the gap between the worlds of art and science, making him a 21st century 'Renaissance man'. A charismatic and outspoken character, Seracini has gradually won the grudging respect of the art establishment.
But his revelations have constantly challenged the status quo in the art world, and he has had to battle to keep in favour with the gatekeepers of the worlds great art works; sometimes difficult for a man who is happy to regularly "put a bomb under art history".
The Da Vinci Detective follows Seracini on the trail of two fascinating unsolved Leonardo mysteries… as he sets out to make the conservative art world rethink the conventional wisdom surrounding some of Leonardo's best loved paintings…
