01 Jan 1953
Petr Brandl – malíř světla v době temna
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The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
Janina Ramirez explores the BBC archives to create a TV history of Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering what lies beneath the Mona Lisa and even how he acquired his anatomical knowledge.
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Dana Arnold Jonathan Jones Guido Rebecchini
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