Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
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Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
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.