Noah Charney
The Thefts of the Mona Lisa: The Complete Story of the World's Most Famous Artwork
The Thefts of the Mona Lisa: The Complete Story of the World's Most Famous Artwork
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Here's the complete Mona Lisa story which includes that of the world's most famous art theft for which Pablo Picasso was arrested as a suspect.
Format: Hardback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 06 April 2024
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Historian Charney's captivating account of the Mona Lisa's eventful life is a thrilling tale of true crime and a rigorous work of art history. — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review The critically-acclaimed book "The Thefts of the Mona Lisa" (Foreword Reviews, Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Shelf Awareness, Booklist, Library Journal, and Kirkus Reviews) offers a comprehensive exploration of this masterpiece, written by a bestselling, Pulitzer finalist author. Leonardo da Vinci's portrait, known as the Mona Lisa, is undoubtedly the world's most famous painting. Its fame is not only due to its remarkable example of Renaissance portraiture, created by an acclaimed artistic and scientific genius, but also due to its criminal history. The Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde) was stolen on August 21, 1911, by an Italian named Vincenzo Peruggia. Peruggia mistakenly believed that the Mona Lisa had been stolen from Italy during the Napoleonic era and wanted to bring it back to his country as one of its greatest treasures. His successful theft of the painting from the Louvre, the comical manhunt that ensued, and Peruggia's subsequent trial in Florence received widespread media coverage, catapulting the already acclaimed painting to unprecedented heights of fame. This book unveils the art and criminal history of the Mona Lisa. Charney delves into the criminal biography of Leonardo's Mona Lisa, focusing on distinguishing fact from fiction in the story of what is not only the most famous art heist in history but also the single most famous theft of all time. In the process, he explores Leonardo's creative process and the cultural significance of the Mona Lisa.
Weight: 408g
Dimension: 236 x 159 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538181362
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