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An art crime expert explores the stories, dramas and human intrigues surrounding the world's most famous forgeries - investigating the motivations of the artists and criminals who have faked great works of art, and in doing so conned the public and the art establishment alike.

A best-selling, Pulitzer Prize finalist examines the criminal biography of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, focusing on separating fact from fiction in the story of what is not only the most famous art heist in history, but which is the single most famous theft of all time. "From the artwork to its theft and role in popular culture, the critically-acclaimed book The Thefts of the Mona Lisa (Foreword Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, Booklist,...