Mona Lisa The History of the World's Most Famous Painting

Name: Mona Lisa The History of the World's Most Famous Painting
Price: 109.2 USD
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ISBN: 9780007106141

ISBN-10: 0007106149

ISBN-13: 9780007106141

Edition: 2001

Authors: Donald Sassoon

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For nearly 500 years the Mona Lisa has been a source of mystery, speculation and reverence. This book describes not only the Mona Lisa and its history, but its mythology, and how it was raised to its current unrivalled level of fame.

Book details

Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 350
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.66" long
Language: English

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Mona Lisa, the Smile and Lisa	p. 1
A Revolutionary Painting	p. 32
Lisa Enters the Louvre	p. 45
The Cult of Leonardo	p. 61
Mona Lisa Becomes Mysterious	p. 94
Mona Lisa as a Visual Zeitgeist	p. 136
Mona Kidnapped	p. 173
Exploiting the Theft	p. 198
Lisa Goes Pop	p. 224
Lisa Goes Global	p. 242
Notes	p. 281
Bibliography	p. 311
Index	p. 337
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