The second Mrs. GiacondaE. L. Konigsburg

The second Mrs. Giaconda

E. L. Konigsburg · 2006

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Relates, from the point of view of his servant Salai, how Leonardo da Vinci came to paint the Mona Lisa.

First sentence: WHY, PEOPLE ASK, why did Leonardo da Vinci choose to paint the portrait of the second wife of an unimportant Florentine merchant when dukes and duchesses all over Italy and the King of France as well, were all begging for a portrait by his hand?

Book details

Year: 2006
Language: English
Publisher: Aladdin
Editions: 7
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9780689821219

Data source: Wikidata

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