A six-part online course with Oxford art historian Professor Martin Kemp, widely regarded as the world's leading authority on Leonardo da Vinci, now brought to a new home: the only museum in North America built entirely around his life's work.
Exploring the Mind & Methods of Leonardo da Vinci
Course Overview
Appreciate the complexity and connectivity of Leonardo's notebooks
Learn to think visually and observe nature as a systems thinker
Become a relentless, lifelong learner
Find genuine inspiration to create and innovate
Apply Leonardo's thinking to your own learning and work
Leonardo da Vinci is the greatest visual thinker the world has seen. He is also a hugely original verbal thinker. Indeed, the visual and verbal are integrated in a unique way. A page of Leonardo’s drawings and writings looks like no one else’s. His research into forms and functions in the world embraces anatomy, physiology, geology, the pre-history of the earth, the behaviour of water, botany, zoology, flight, statics and dynamics, geometry, music, optics, and astronomy. Leonardo can teach us to look at things in a new way – a way that has never been more urgent as we deal with the consequences of thinking we are masters of nature rather than an integral component of the natural world.
Your Instructor
Professor Emeritus of the History of Art & Honorary Fellow of Trinity College, University of Oxford
Trained in Natural Sciences and Art History at Cambridge and the Courtauld Institute, Kemp has held visiting posts at Princeton, Harvard, and beyond. He is the author of Leonardo (Oxford University Press, 2004) and Living with Leonardo (Thames & Hudson, 2018), and is widely regarded as the world's leading authority on Leonardo da Vinci.
"We will see how Leonardo can teach us to look at things in a new way, a way that has never been more urgent as we deal with the consequences of thinking we are masters of nature, rather than an integral component of the natural world."
"Martin Kemp is the greatest Leonardo scholar of our time."
"One of the greatest artists and thinkers of all time."
"The most relentlessly curious man in all history."
The Curriculum
Each lesson runs roughly 40 minutes, broken into 10–15 minute segments you can move through at your own pace.
Everything Included
Professionally produced lesson content, accessible anywhere, anytime
Six 40-minute lessons, broken into 10–15 minute segments
A specially crafted e-handbook with supplementary content and curated resources
Practical assignments designed to develop Leonardo-inspired thinking
Bonus reflections: Professor Kemp's personal memories from fifty years studying Leonardo
An invitation to biannual virtual graduation sessions with live Q&A
Your Host
The Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America & STEAM Center is a one-of-a-kind destination dedicated to celebrating the life, work, and enduring legacy of Leonardo da Vinci, one of history's greatest artists, inventors, scientists, and visionaries.
Questions
You've got questions. We've got answers.
If you're endlessly curious and always looking to develop new skills, fascinated by Leonardo da Vinci as the greatest visual thinker ever known, or interested in applying his thinking methods to your own life and work, this masterclass was built for you.
No. Every lesson and exercise is entirely self-paced. While the content could technically be finished quickly, we recommend giving each section time to settle.
Yes. You'll have access for one full year from enrollment, and unlimited rewatching is encouraged. The more you study Leonardo, his works, and his methods, the more you'll find.
Reach out to us at hello@davincisteam.org and our team will work with you to resolve any concerns.
The Masterclass is taught by Professor Martin Kemp of the University of Oxford and is now hosted and distributed by the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America & STEAM Center in Pueblo, Colorado.
$160
Six lessons. One extraordinary mind. Explore it at your own pace.