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 Painting the Mona Lisa - Jeanne Kalogridis
 Painting the Mona Lisa - Jeanne Kalogridis ... da Vinci's famous portrait -- why did Leonardo keep the Mona Lisa with him until his death? An intricately woven tale of betrayal, love and loss, which unravels the mysteries surrounding da Vinci's most famous portrait. April 26, 1478. Giuliano de Medici, brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent, the head of the powerful Florentine Medici family, is assassinated. Ten years later, a young Lisa Gherardini listens to the story of Giuliano's death, unaware of the significance it holds for her future. Drawn into the Medici circle by her passion for the Arts, Lisa meets the Medici's most luminescent friend: da Vinci. Against the turbulent backdrop of Savonarola's Florence, the two become conspirators and eventually each other's saviours in this parallel love story of infinite twists.Newest Review: ... shows a lot of kindness to those in need. The author then takes us back further in time to give readers background history ... more ... to enable us to understand the story. This includes the historical fact of the assassination of Giuliano de Medici, brother of Lorenzo the Magnificent, in 1478.
All the main characters are well developed and her words made it easy for me to imagine that I had been transported back in time to Florence.
The sights ranged from great art to executions, or a combination of both. It wasn't essential for the artists commissioned to capture a likeness of those hanged on the gallows to work quickly, as bodies were left unti...more |
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Painting the Mona Lisa - Jeanne Kalogridis: Mona Lisa, Leonardo & Florence (1007 words)
by - written on 19/07/07 (Very useful, 288 readings)
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*** The Author *** Jeanne Kalogridis was born in Florida in 1954, has an MA in linguistics and now lives on the USA's west coast. This book was written in between caring for her husband while he was having chemotherapy, and she praises him for his good humour during the treatment and her writing of the novel. This book has been published as "I Mona Lisa" is the USA, but the title was changed to "Painting Mona Lisa" for the UK market. I don't think they should have changed the title, as the book spends little time telling us of the Mona Lisa painting, but the lady, known as Mona Lisa, is the main character of the ... Read the complete review
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