This one runs as a masterclass: Michael Kwakkelstein takes your colleagues through the research and the thinking behind it, with live questions throughout.
Da Vinci is known for being an inventor and an artist, but most of all, he was an excellent observer. This session provides fascinating insights into da Vinci’s way of working and shows how innovation mainly arises from constantly being curious and wanting to improve the existing.
Michael also talks about Da Vinci’s art and addresses why Leonardo’s most famous painting, was unknown and undervalued until it was stolen in the early 20th century and suddenly became the most iconic painting in the world.
In this expert session, Michael Kwakkelstein, an art historian and scholar from the Dutch University of Art History in Florence, delves into the enduring influence of Leonardo da Vinci on art, science, and technology. Michael starts by discussing how the immense popularity of Leonardo's works, particularly the Mona Lisa housed in the Louvre Museum, makes it difficult for visitors to truly appreciate their true qualities due to the crowds.
He emphasizes that before Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa, he conducted extensive research on nature and various elements, such as the Earth's transformation, water, and atmospheric perspective. These studies greatly influenced his painting techniques and artful approach.
Michael then shares insights into Leonardo's notebooks which hold a significant portion of his intellectual legacy. These notebooks have been instrumental in shaping our understanding of Leonardo as a universal genius and have influenced various fields, including art, science, and engineering.
Leonardo is known for his studies on flight and birds, with images from his notebooks and the "Codex of the Flight of Birds" displayed on the Mars Rover since 2012. These discoveries led to Leonardo being hailed as a prophet of modern science.
As children, we often read about Leonardo, who studied how birds fly and contributed significantly to the fields of art, science, and technology. His curiosity and drive to understand the world around him are evident in his explorations of nature, learning various intellectual disciplines, and leaving behind extensive to-do lists.
Leonardo's chaotic thinking is demonstrated in his drawings, which often contained innovative illustration techniques to help others build machines or gain a better understanding of human anatomy. He was not just an artist but also a scientist who made significant contributions without publishing his research.
His greatest contribution lies in his extensive anatomical research, which would have revolutionized the scientific community if published during his time.
Throughout history, Leonardo is known as the inventor of many things, but he primarily perfected existing technology by inventing innovative illustration techniques to enable others to build machines or gain a better understanding of human anatomy. His work continues to inspire and influence modern science and art.
Michael Kwakkelstein then discusses Leonardo's unconventional working methods, including his fascination with contrasts in nature, aging processes, and extreme opposites, leading him to make extensive studies on human anatomy.
Leonardo Da Vinci's extensive research on nature and various intellectual disciplines is a testament to his boundless curiosity. From studying the flight of birds to observing human anatomy, Leonardo's inquisitive nature led him to make significant discoveries and contributions to art, science, and technology.
Leonardo Da Vinci's ability to observe patterns and details in nature set him apart as a master artist and scientist. His innovative illustration techniques not only enabled others to build machines but also provided a deeper understanding of human anatomy and natural phenomena.
Leonardo Da Vinci's accomplishments spanned across various fields, from engineering and sculpture to painting and anatomy. His unconventional working style, such as studying human emotions and body language, contributed to his iconic works that continue to inspire artists and scientists today.
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Da Vinci is known for being an inventor and an artist, but most of all, he was an excellent observer. This session provides fascinating insights into da Vinci’s way of working and shows how innovation mainly arises from constantly being curious and wanting to improve the existing. It is built for a general working audience: no prior knowledge is assumed, and people who already know the subject get the research and the practical side rather than an introduction.
A masterclass. Michael Kwakkelstein takes your colleagues through the subject and the reasoning behind it, and answers live questions. It is practical in what people take away, without the hour turning into an exercise class.
Michael Kwakkelstein is one of the experts we auditioned ourselves, and we produce every session so we see how each one lands. Participants rate this session 4.2 out of 5, across 153 responses, and rate Michael personally 4.4 out of 5.
It runs 45 min / 15 min: the talk, then live questions. All you do is pick a date. We brief Michael, produce the session, host and moderate it, run the Q&A, and send you the report within an hour of the end.
A team, a department, an employee network or every single employee at once, with no cap and no per-seat price. It runs inside your own Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet, or on a branded page we build. No integration, no login, no company device or e-mail.
The session is delivered in English, Dutch. You can add high accuracy live subtitles in 8, 16 or 24 languages, so everyone follows in their own. That is a paid option, priced by the number of languages you need.
No, and that is by design. There is nothing to install, nothing to integrate and no connection to your systems, so there is nothing for IT to validate: we join your own Teams, Zoom or Meet as a guest speaker, or we host a page and your people open a link. No software, no accounts, and no data of yours that we can reach. It is why hundreds of companies, among them some of the largest technology and financial firms in the world, were able to start within a day.
We never receive or hold personal data about your employees. Because the session runs in your own environment, attendance and identity stay with you, and what we report back is aggregated: numbers, ratings and survey answers, not people. That is also why IT approval usually takes minutes rather than weeks.
You keep the recording and can share it internally. You also get attendance over time, participant ratings for the content and the speaker, the survey answers, and the topics your people asked for next.
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