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Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa

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Availability:In StockContributor:R. a. ScottiPublish date:2010-04-06Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780307278388ISBN-10:307278387UPC:9780307278388Book Category:Art, History, True CrimeBook Subcategory:History, Europe, Con Artists, Hoaxes & DeceptionsBook Topic:FranceSize:7.94 x 5.54 x 0.74 inchesWeight:0.56Product ID:SCJXP95KTY

Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa

On August 21, 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's most celebrated painting vanished from the Louvre. The prime suspects were as shocking as the crime: Pablo Picasso and Guillaume Apollinaire, young provocateurs of a new art.

The sensational disappearing act captured the world's imagination. Crowds stood in line to view the empty space on the museum wall. Thousands more waited, as concerned as if Mona Lisa...
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780307278388ISBN-10:307278387UPC:9780307278388Book Category:Art, History, True CrimeBook Subcategory:History, Europe, Con Artists, Hoaxes & DeceptionsBook Topic:FranceSize:7.94 x 5.54 x 0.74 inchesWeight:0.56Product ID:SCJXP95KTY
R. A. Scotti is the author of Vanished Smile, a 2010 Edgar Award nominee, as well as three previous works of nonfiction, including Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal--Building St. Peter's and Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938, and four novels. She lives in New York City.
Publisher: Vintage

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