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The Thefts Of The Mona Lisa
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The Thefts Of The Mona Lisa
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"Historian Charney tracks the eventful life of the Mona Lisa in this rollicking account.... The result is both a thrilling tale of true crime and a rigorous work of art history." Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewFrom the artwork to its theft and role in popular culture, the critically-acclaimed book The Thefts of the Mona Lisa (Foreword Reviews, Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Shelf Awareness, Booklist, Library Journal, and Kirkus Reviews) provides the complete story of this work of art, as written by a bestselling, Pulitzer finalist author.Leonardo da Vincis portrait, called the Mona Lisa, is without doubt the worlds most famous painting. It achieved its fame not only because it is a remarkable example of Renaissance portraiture, created by an acclaimed artistic and scientific genius, but because of its criminal history. The Mona Lisa (also called La Gioconda or La Joconde) was stolen on 21 August 1911 by an Italian, Vincenzo Peruggia. Peruggia was under the mistaken impression that the Mona Lisa had been stolen from Italy during the Napoleonic era, and he wished to take back for Italy one of his countrys greatest treasures. His successful theft of the painting from the Louvre, the farcical manhunt that followed, and Peruggias subsequent trial in Florence were highly publicized, sparking the attention of the international media, and catapulting an already admired painting into stratospheric heights of fame. This book reveals the art and criminal history of the Mona Lisa.Charney examines the criminal biography of Leonardos Mona Lisa, with a focus on separating fact from fiction in the story of what is not only the most famous art heist in history, but which is the single most famous theft of all time. In the process he delves into Leonardos creation of the Mona Lisa, discusses why it is so famous, and investigates two other events in its history of theft and renown. First, it examines the so-called affaire des statuettes, in which Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire were arrested under suspicion of involvement in the theft of the Mona Lisa. Second, there has long been a question as to whether the Nazis stole the Mona Lisa during the Second World Wara question that this book seeks to resolve.
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| Author | Noah Charney |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781538181362 |
| Item Height | 2.2 |
| Item Length | 15.9 |
| Item Width | 23.7 |
| Publisher | R&l Bloomsbury |
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