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The Thefts of the Mona Lisa - The Complete Story of the World's Most Famous Artwork
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If you read one book on the Mona Lisa, let this be it. From the
artwork to its theft and role in popular culture, The Thefts of the
Mona Lisa provides the complete story, as written by a
best-selling, Pulitzer finalist. Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait,
called the Mona Lisa, is without doubt the world’s 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 country’s greatest treasures. His
successful theft of the painting from the Louvre, the farcical
manhunt that followed, and Peruggia’s 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 tells the art and
criminal history of the Mona Lisa. This book examines the criminal
biography of Leonardo’s 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 this book also tells of Leonardo’s
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 War—a question that this book
seeks to resolve.
General
Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2024 |
Authors: |
Noah Charney
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5381-8136-2 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5381-8136-3 |
Barcode: |
9781538181362 |
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