FLORENCE, ITALY – Finding the lost da Vinci, which follows scientist and art enthusiast Maurizio Seracini as he looks for da Vinci’s The Battle of Anghiari, will show on Sunday at 9 pm on National Geographic TV America. On Tuesday at 9 pm Finding the lost Da Vinci will be on air on National Geographic Italy.
Seracini has dedicated 36 years to finding the lost mural and is certain it is hidden behind a Giorgio Vasari mural at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. Along with photographer Dave Yoder, Seracini convinces Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi to allow restorers to drill small holes into Vasari’s mural and insert an endoscopic probe to look for the da Vinci mural.
With five days and six holes, Seracini has one chance to prove that the painting is there. Which will be the results? On this reaearch National Geographic Television has scheduled a special worldwide video in March.