Synopsis
Hello, it's-a-me, the most famous painting in history, Lisa Gherardini aka the Mona Lisa.
- Programme: Horrible Histories
- Series: 7
- Episode: Atrocious Artists
- Channel: CBBC
- Broadcast year: 2017
- Art & Design
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