In today's Love Letters to... we celebrate the maker Leonardo Da Vinci, and his real life muse, Lisa Gioconda, model for the Mona Lisa. One of the most renowned artworks in history, it is a masterpiece of technique blended with science, and continues to fascinate us.

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