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1) The Mona Lisa vanishes: a legendary painter, a shocking heist, and the birth of a global celebrity
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
"On a hot August day in Paris, just over a century ago, a desperate guard burst into the office of the director of the Louvre and shouted, La Joconde, c'est partie! The Mona Lisa, she's gone! No one knew who was behind the heist. Was it an international gang of thieves? Was it an art-hungry American millionaire? Was it the young Spanish painter Pablo Picasso, who was about to remake the very art of painting? Travel back to an extraordinary period...
Author
Series
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
341 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has been all but forgotten - certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers, C-Suite executives, and international art-dealers, most of whom float through...