PAINTING MONA LISA PB B FORMAT – JEANNE KALOGRIDIS

Painting Mona Lisa offers an explanation behind the mysteries surrounding 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.