"The Serpent" is the second episode of the American TV series ''

Da Vinci's Demons ''Da Vinci's Demons'' is a historical fantasy drama television series that presents a fictional account of Leonardo da Vinci's early life. The series was conceived by David S. Goyer and stars Tom Riley in the title role. It was developed and ...

''. It picked up after the end of first episode with da Vinci performing an autopsy on the body of the hanged man. Ron Hogan, from ''

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'', said it is a "good television show, but two episodes in it hasn't emerged from the sketchbook into the realm of reality". It got 0.503 million viewers in United States.

Plot

da Vinci studies anatomy with an executed human cadaver; he searches for a "soul" in the stomach. da Vinci continues his paintings of Lucrezia Donati for his Medici patron

Lorenzo de' Medici Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (; 1 January 1449 – 9 April 1492), was an Italian statesman, the ''de facto'' ruler of the Florentine Republic, and the most powerful patron of Renaissance culture in Italy. Lore ...

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is the nephew of Pope

Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, ; born Francesco della Rovere; (21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1484. His accomplishments as pope included ...

. Riaro tortures Nico, da Vinci's assistant.

Cast

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Serpent, The 2013 American television episodes Television episodes set in Italy Alternate history television episodes Starz original programming Fox Broadcasting Company original programming BBC Worldwide