Théophile Gautier
French poet and critic who cast the Mona Lisa as an eternal beauty
Théophile Gautier (French poet and critic who cast the Mona Lisa as an eternal beauty) is discussed on podcasts in TMT.
Discussed in
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.