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Canvas: 1: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

on BBC Two England

Canvas looks again at some of the world's most famous paintings previously seen in the series First Eleven.

The superstar: the world's most famous painting, the most celebrated smile of all time. She's been eulogised, commercialised and satirised for centuries; but how did this unknown Italian girl become a household name in the first place, and what does that smile mean?
Robert Hughes looks at the history and vast mythology surrounding the Gioconda.

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Presenter:
Robert Hughes
Producer:
Leslie Megahey

BBC Two England

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