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Revelatory insights on Mona Lisa's enigmatic origins.
If you've always been mesmerized by da Vinci's Mona Lisa, this book could be a captivating read for you. It promises to debunk longstanding myths and present you with the thrill of a fresh perspective on a classic mystery. As it weaves through history with detailed accounts, you might find yourself looking at the world's most famous painting with new eyes, appreciating the depths of Leonardo's genius like never before.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781492289494
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Date of Publication: 2013-10-25
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
Art History,
Art and Photography,
Art Books Monographs,
European History,
Art History,
World History
Goodreads rating: 3.33
(rated by 3 readers)
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Following the announcement of another Mona Lisa portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, held in a Swiss bank vault for over 40 years, this book is the first to analyze the meaning of this astonishing discovery, and how it radically changes our understanding of the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. By tracing Leonardo’s movements in Florence on an almost day-to-day basis, Drs. Isbouts and Brown are able to reconstruct the fascinating chronology of the Mona Lisa portrait, and show how the subject ultimately became an obsession in the latter part of Leonardo's life. The authors posit that whereas the Swiss Mona Lisa is clearly a portrait drawn from life of a young Florentine woman, the Louvre Mona Lisa is the culmination of Leonardo’s lifelong quest for the mystery of motherhood, as expressed in his more than ten paintings of the Madonna motif. Written as narrative history, yet grounded in modern scholarship, The Mona Lisa Myth not only shatters the portrait’s mythology, but also offers a bold new interpretation of the world’s most famous painting that will revolutionize our understanding of Leonardo's life and work.
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Revelatory insights on Mona Lisa's enigmatic origins.
If you've always been mesmerized by da Vinci's Mona Lisa, this book could be a captivating read for you. It promises to debunk longstanding myths and present you with the thrill of a fresh perspective on a classic mystery. As it weaves through history with detailed accounts, you might find yourself looking at the world's most famous painting with new eyes, appreciating the depths of Leonardo's genius like never before.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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