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Episode: 1333
Title: Why Is This Lady Smiling?
Air Dates: First Run - May 26, 1982
Repeat - September 1, 1982
Plot: An imaginary tale about the origin of the famous painting, the Mona Lisa. In 1498 Italy, Leonardo daVinci gets a request from a wealthy silk merchant to paint the merchant's wife. When daVinci alters the woman's persistent smile in his rendering, it results in a celebrated painting -- much to the envy of the husband.
Actors: John Vickery
Diana Kirkwood
Bernard Grant
Writer: Sam Dann