Crossroads of History, The TRUTH Behind Mona Lisa s Smile, S01 E06

In 1503 Leonardo da Vinci accepted a commission to do a portrait of a middleclassed woman. Ordinarily, Leonardo would have turned down the project, but he needed the happened next would change history forever. She might be the most famous woman in the world Mona Lisa. But behind her coy smiles and eyes that originated the Smize is a story that not many know. In 1503 Leonardo da Vinci accepted a commission to do a portrait of a middleclassed woman. Being one of Italys most influential painters, sculptors, architects, scientists and musicians, Leonardo would have turned down the project, but he needed the money. What happened next would change history forever.