
Leonardo da Vinci and the Bust of Flora
Documentary · History · TV Movie
Overview
Acquired in July 1909 by art collector Wilhelm von Bode (1845-1929), director general of the Prussian Art Collections and founding director of the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, now the Bode-Museum, the Bust of Flora, Roman goddess of flowers, has been the subject of controversy for more than a century.
Top Cast
Peter Garloff
Peter Garloff
Wilhelm von Bode
Peter Garloff
Wilhelm von Bode


Claudia Michelsen
Claudia Michelsen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Claudia Michelsen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Neville Rowley
Neville Rowley
Self - Museums of Berlin Curator
Neville Rowley
Self - Museums of Berlin Curator
Paul Hofmann
Paul Hofmann
Self - Art Restorer
Paul Hofmann
Self - Art Restorer
Ulrike Wolff-Thomsen
Ulrike Wolff-Thomsen
Self - Art Historian
Ulrike Wolff-Thomsen
Self - Art Historian
Michael Eissenhauer
Michael Eissenhauer
Self - Museums of Berlin General Director
Michael Eissenhauer
Self - Museums of Berlin General Director
Harry Willis Fleming
Harry Willis Fleming
Self - Art Collector
Harry Willis Fleming
Self - Art Collector
Francesco Caglioti
Francesco Caglioti
Self - Art Historian
Francesco Caglioti
Self - Art Historian
Vincent Delieuvin
Vincent Delieuvin
Self - Louvre Museum Curator
Vincent Delieuvin
Self - Louvre Museum Curator
Ina Reiche
Ina Reiche
Self - Chemist
Ina Reiche
Self - Chemist
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