Mona Lisa : a life discovered / Dianne Hales.
Mona Lisa : a life discovered / Dianne Hales.
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Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2014]
Call Numbers
G 2015/1273
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Language
English
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Physical content
xviii, 317 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Una donna vera = A real woman -- Gherardini blood (59 B.C.-1478). Fires of the heart ; A voice without a face ; "Who would be happy-- " -- Una Fiorentina (1479-1499). Daughter of the Renaissance ; Money and beauty ; The business of marriage ; The merchant's wife -- A new century (1500-1512). New beg...
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Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2014]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
"A genius immortalized her. A French king paid a fortune for her. An emperor coveted her. No face has ever captivated so many for so long. Every year more than nine million visitors trek to her portrait in the Louvre. Yet while everyone recognizes her smile, hardly anyone knows her story. This book rests on the premise that the woman in the Mona Li...
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Full title
Mona Lisa : a life discovered / Dianne Hales.
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Notes
General note
Based on research by Giuseppe Pallanti, author of La Vera Identità della Gioconda. Milan: Skira Editore, 2006.
Includes bibliographcial references (pages 293-300) and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2015/1273
Record Identifier
74VKO02lEG6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKO02lEG6y
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ISBN
1451658974 (trade paperback)
9781451658965 (hardback)
1451658966 (hardback)
9781451658972 (trade paperback)
DDC
759.5
MMS ID
991022625949702626
