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Mona Lisa

by Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Ignat Avsey
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'Love does not need any comforting. It does not even need requiting. All it needs is itself.'
Florence, 1502. Marshal Louis de La Trémouille's small army has stopped off en route to Naples, to buy objects d'art for King Louis XII of France. Naturally, Leonardo da Vinci's workshop is on the shopping list; and during their visit to his house, the young nobleman de Bougainville chances upon the not-quite-finished Mona Lisa. He promptly, utterly and hopelessly falls in love with the woman in the painting, and is determined to find her - despite rumours that she has long ago died. A visit to an empty tomb, assault upon an Italian nobleman's mansion, duel and execution later, the secret of la Gioconda's smile is (possibly) revealed.
An entertaining story, told with style - about love, life, art, and the Quixotic things that a man will do to realise his dream.
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Series: Pushkin Collection Publisher: Steerforth Press

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  • Release date: December 7, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781782272069
  • File size: 792 KB
  • Release date: December 7, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781782272069
  • File size: 792 KB
  • Release date: December 7, 2016
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Fiction Literature Romance Historical Fiction

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'Love does not need any comforting. It does not even need requiting. All it needs is itself.'
Florence, 1502. Marshal Louis de La Trémouille's small army has stopped off en route to Naples, to buy objects d'art for King Louis XII of France. Naturally, Leonardo da Vinci's workshop is on the shopping list; and during their visit to his house, the young nobleman de Bougainville chances upon the not-quite-finished Mona Lisa. He promptly, utterly and hopelessly falls in love with the woman in the painting, and is determined to find her - despite rumours that she has long ago died. A visit to an empty tomb, assault upon an Italian nobleman's mansion, duel and execution later, the secret of la Gioconda's smile is (possibly) revealed.
An entertaining story, told with style - about love, life, art, and the Quixotic things that a man will do to realise his dream.
Expand title description text
Fiction Literature Romance Historical Fiction
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