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The thefts of the Mona Lisa : the complete story of the world's most famous artwork / Noah Charney.
LIBRA ND623.L5 A7 2024
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection ND623.L5 C43 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Charney, Noah, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Mona Lisa.
- Leonardo.
- Art thefts--France--Paris.
- Art thefts.
- Genre:
- True crime stories.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 155 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Complete story of the world's most famous artwork
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Here's the complete Mona Lisa story which includes that of the world's most famous art theft for which Pablo Picasso was arrested as a suspect"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword / by Steve Berry
- Introduction to the world's most famous artwork
- The most famous heist in history
- Inside the masterpiece
- When Picasso stole the Mona Lisa
- From unimaginable to untraceable
- How Mona Lisa reached Florence and the hero on trial
- Did the Nazis steal the Mona Lisa?
- Myths and misconceptions
- How do we know it's the real one?
- Why Lisa is smiling
- Chronology of the events surrounding the Mona Lisa.
- Introduction to the world's most famous artwork
- when picasso stole the Mona Lisa
- Myths and misconceptions.
- Why Lisa is smiling.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-152) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Jones Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9781538181362
- 1538181363
- OCLC:
- 1417402922
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