What Tom Holland has said about Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
1 quote · 1 episode · May 6, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects 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
Holland suggests Vasari's anecdote about entertainers keeping the sitter merry could have come directly from Lisa Gherardini, as Vasari lived nearby while she was alive.
“it is perfectly possible that he got that directly from La Giaconda's mouth”
The Rest Is History: 667. The Mystery of the Mona Lisa (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 26:51
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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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