What Tom Holland has said about Agostino Vespucci's marginal note

2 quotes · 1 episode · May 6, 2026

Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Agostino Vespucci's marginal note 2 times 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

Holland argues the Vespucci note disproves all the rival theories about who the sitter was.
“Freud is wrong. Dr. Robert Langdon is wrong. I mean, everyone who thought it wasn't the Mona Lisa is wrong”
The Rest Is History: 667. The Mystery of the Mona Lisa (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 43:40
Holland states the note shows Leonardo began the painting in 1503, fitting between his work for Cesare Borgia and the council hall commission.
“Leonardo began the painting in 1503, which makes perfect sense because, as we said, in 1502, he'd been off in Rome”
The Rest Is History: 667. The Mystery of the Mona Lisa (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 43:40

667. The Mystery of the Mona Lisa
The 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.