Leonardo The Secret Life of the Mona Lisa (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

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Leonardo

The Secret Life of the Mona Lisa (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary, History

This third programme in the series on Leonardo da Vinci begins by stating that the Mona Lisa is the most famous image in the history of art - but how and why has it become so famous? To answer this, we begin by examining the history of ...See moreThis third programme in the series on Leonardo da Vinci begins by stating that the Mona Lisa is the most famous image in the history of art - but how and why has it become so famous? To answer this, we begin by examining the history of painting. Presenter Alan Yentob, travels to the Loire Valley, France, where in 1516 Leonardo entered the court of King Francis I, bringing the Mona Lisa with him. Alan is amazed to discover that the King kept this priceless painting in his bathroom. We follow the journey of this painting as it passes through the possession of the French Royal Family to Napoleon, for whom it was a favourite, until the revolution in 1789 when it entered the Louvre. See less

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Name	Known for
Alan Yentob Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Imagine (2003)
Mark Rylance Leonardo Leonardo See fewer	Bridge of Spies (2015)
Che Cartwright Salai Salai See fewer	Leonardo (2003)
Dolya Gavanski Mona Lisa Mona Lisa See fewer	Overwatch (2016)
Jerry Brotton Self - Cultural Historian (as Dr Jerry Brotton) Self - Cultural Historian (as Dr Jerry Brotton) See fewer	Leonardo (2003)
Sigmund Freud Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ego and the Id
Rona Goffen Self - Art Historian (as Prof Rona Goffen) Self - Art Historian (as Prof Rona Goffen) See fewer	Leonardo (2003)
Martin Kemp Self - Art Historian (as Prof Martin Kemp) Self - Art Historian (as Prof Martin Kemp) See fewer	The Lost Leonardo (2021)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Cherry Lewis Self - Geologist (as Dr Cherry Lewis) Self - Geologist (as Dr Cherry Lewis) See fewer	Leonardo (2003)
Sherwin Nuland Self - Professor of Clinical Surgery Self - Professor of Clinical Surgery See fewer	Mysteries Within (2002)
Donald Sassoon Self - Author 'Mona Lisa' Self - Author 'Mona Lisa' See fewer	The Missing Piece: Mona Lisa, Her Thief, the True Story (2012)
Leo Stevenson Self - Artist Self - Artist See fewer	Leonardo (2003)
Evelyn Welch Self - Art Historian (as Dr Evelyn Welch) Self - Art Historian (as Dr Evelyn Welch) See fewer	Rembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (2014)