Great Paintings of the World with Andrew Marr — Season 1, Episode 1: Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

Episode synopsis

Andrew begins by telling the story behind the portrait that attracts eight million onlookers every year, Da Vinci's the Mona Lisa.

About Great Paintings of the World with Andrew Marr

The broadcaster and journalist Andrew Marr examines the stories behind some of the most famous works of art ever devised. Why were these pieces created and what makes them, in particular, so eternally fascinating? How much did the lives of the artists, and the society and environment they worked in, influence the paintings? Get ready to see truly iconic images in a whole new light.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Sunflowers by Vincent van Gogh
• E3The Fighting Temeraire by JMW Turner
• E4Water Lilies by Claude Monet
• E5The Hay Wain by John Constable
• E6The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn
• E7Weeping Woman by Pablo Picasso
• E8The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez
• E9Ophelia by John Everett Millais
• E10The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli