Her elusive smile is the perfect combination of art, science, optics and illusion, and the greatest triumph of Da Vinci’s career. Visited by 30,000 people a day at its height in a pre-Coronavirus world, the Mona Lisa is a Renaissance blockbuster and the most valuable painting in the world. But what exactly keeps us enthralled by this particular portrait?

"How to Paint the Mona Lisa" reveals the secrets of this iconic masterpiece with artist Aderbanji Alade, recreating Da Vinci's groundbreaking painting techniques from scratch to unlock the genius of the world's most famous painting.