fascinated by history, iterature, the young francis return from his military campaign with one clear ambition, to re-create the essence of florence back home in france. the king became a patron and a strong supporter of the arts. do not know if we can call francis i a scholar, but he was certainly interested in everything. buildings, hunting, women -- he had a wide range of interests. francisghout his reign, i surrounded himself with artists, intellectuals. some came from -- providing the official drawings of the court. many more were italian. leonardo da vinci. julie romano produced -- giulio romano did this tapestry. she loved to have books in greek and latin on his shelves. he had been translated and reproduce. it was the very beginnings of publishing, if you would like, thanks to the king. >> francis i promoted a humanist philosophy. , muching ottoman leaders to the chagrin of his enemy, charles v. a was prompted to entrust mission of exploring the new world >> he was a contemporary of the era of great discoveries, but he also instigated them. he was passionate about that he coll