What Tom Holland has said about Renaissance Florence
1 quote · 1 episode · May 6, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Renaissance Florence 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 says Leonardo's fortune under Sforza was made by his engineering work rather than his painting.
“the ability to paint his mistress fondling an ermine was a kind of an advantage, but it's the engineering that really makes Leonardo's fortune”
The Rest Is History: 667. The Mystery of the Mona Lisa (May 6, 2026) · Listen from 19:25
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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