The man who (re)painted the Mona Lisa
Nigerian-British artist Adebanji Alade took up a challenge to repaint the Mona Lisa in just a month - but he's never seen the real thing.
When some film producers asked artist Adebanji Alade if he'd like to take up a challenge to repaint Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa in just a month, he thought it sounded like a bad idea - but he said yes anyway, despite the fact the original (which Adebanji had never seen) took four years to paint.
He tells Emily Webb about his belief in saying yes, his life as a "compulsive sketcher", and the family tragedy that made him determined never to run away from problems.
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Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Laura Thomas
Picture: Adebanji Alade and his Mona Lisa
Credit: Emily Webb for Outlook
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