TITLE:
Mona Lisa : a life discovered / Dianne Hales.
Publication Date:
2014
Publication Information:
New York ; Simon & Schuster,
Physical Description:
xviii, 317 p. : map.
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Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographcial references (pages 293-300) and index.
Summary:
A genius immortalized her. A French king paid a fortune for her. An emperor coveted her. No face has ever captivated so many for so long. Every year more than nine million visitors trek to her portrait in the Louvre. Yet while everyone recognizes her smile, hardly anyone knows her story. This book rests on the premise that the woman in the Mona Lisa is indeed the person identified in its earliest description: Lisa Gherardini (1479-1542), wife of the Florence merchant Francesco del Giocondo.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781451658972
