What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Identity of the Mona Lisa sitter
1 quote · 1 episode · May 6, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Identity of the Mona Lisa sitter once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on May 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook argues that alternative sitter theories stem from people rejecting mundane explanations in favour of exotic ones.
“People just do not want a humdrum explanation, and they're groping desperately for something exotic”
The Rest Is History: 667. The Mystery of the Mona Lisa (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 35:19
Episodes
667. The Mystery of the Mona LisaThe Rest Is History · May 6, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace the Mona Lisa's origins, the debate over its sitter, and how it became the world's most famous painting.
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