Mona Lisa Revealed: The True Identity of Leonardo's Model by Giuseppe Pallanti

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Item specifics

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Publication Date
2006-05-02
Pages
128
ISBN
9788876246593
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
8876246592
ISBN-13
9788876246593
eBay Product ID (ePID)
51574618

Product Key Features

Book Title
Mona Lisa Revealed: the True Identity of Leonardo's Model
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Individual Artists / General, General, History / Renaissance
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Author
Giuseppe Pallanti
Book Series
Art Stories Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
9.9 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-296730
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
759.5
Synopsis
Giuseppe Pallanti, following Giorgio Vasari's lead, bases his work on a meticulous and in-depth review of archival materials in attributing a name to one of the most iconic faces in art history: Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo. The author looks beyond the myth enshrouding one of the absolute masterpieces of Leonardo's genius, and gives us Mona Lisa as an authentic and living woman. With his engaging and casual style, he has reconstructed her personal and historical dimension. The revelation of the mysterious identity of the model, hidden up until now and object of the most disparate and far-fetched hypotheses, certainly takes nothing away from the enigmatic quality of that "smile." It becomes even more fascinating to us after we have been immersed in the world of her affections and read her husband's will, palpably imbued with a genuine love for his "cherished wife." The beauty of her spirit now seems even more radiant than the external beauty eternalized by Leonardo., A real-life Da Vinci mystery is solved at last in this examination of the real identity of "Mona Lisa." 16 full-color illustrations., Giuseppe Pallanti, following Giorgio Vasari's lead, bases his work on a meticulous and in-depth review of archival materials in attributing a name to one of the most iconic faces in art history: Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo. The author looks beyond the myth enshrouding one of the absolute masterpieces of Leonardo's genius, and gives us Mona Lisa as an authentic and living woman. With his engaging and casual style, he has reconstructed her personal and historical dimension. The revelation of the mysterious identity of the model, hidden up until now and object of the most disparate and far-fetched hypotheses, certainly takes nothing away from the enigmatic quality of that "smile". It becomes even more fascinating to us after we have been immersed in the world of her affections and read her husband's will, palpably imbued with a genuine love for his "cherished wife". The beauty of her spirit now seems even more radiant than the external beauty eternalized by Leonardo.
LC Classification Number
ND623.L5

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