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Separated by 500 years, two women--Anne Guichard, a young archivist at the Louvre, who at the dawn of WWII must keep treasures safe from the Nazis; and house servant, Bellina Sardi, who is tasked with keeping an impossible secret--each hide Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa with unintended consequences.
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2020.
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English
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Milan, 1492: When a sixteen-year old beauty becomes the mistress of the Duke of Milan, she must fight for her place in the palace, and against those who want her out. Soon, she finds herself sitting before Leonardo da Vinci, who wants to ensure his own place in the ducal palace by painting his most ambitious portrait to date. Munich, World War II: After a modest conservator unwittingly places a priceless Italian Renaissance portrait into the hands...
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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An epic quest exposes hidden truths about Leonardo da Vincis Salvator Mundi, the recently discovered masterpiece that sold for $450 millionand might not be the real thing. In 2017, Leonardo da Vincis small oil painting the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction. In the words of its discoverer, the image of Christ as savior of the world is “the rarest thing on the planet.” Its $450 million sale price also makes it the worlds most expensive painting....
45) Da Vinci
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Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of the Renaissance artist and analyses some of his paintings.
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Series
Publisher
Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Donna Russo Morin returns with the final book in her Da Vincis Disciples Trilogy, a thrilling story of the secret women artists of Florence, under the tutelage of Leonardo Da Vinci, and their heroic, potentially deadly efforts to save great works of art from the infamous “Bonfire of the Vanities”
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Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
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At the art museum, while her grandmother dozes, Katie steps into the painting of the Mona Lisa and together they have adventures with the characters from four other well-known Renaissance paintings. Includes informationabout the artists.
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"A latest entry in the best-selling picture book biography series blends conversational text and friendly artwork in an introduction to the life of Renaissance artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci that explores how hard work and new ways of thinking inspired his remarkable achievements."--
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the discovery of the most expensive painting by Leonardo da Vinci ever sold, The Salvator Mundi, discussing the questions around its authenticity and how the hidden agendas and vested interests of art collectors and art institutions make finding the truth about it of secondary importance.
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Series
Treasure chest (Ann Hood) volume 9
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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When their Great-Uncle Thorne falls ill, Felix and Maisie decide to travel back in time to Renaissance Italy to save him. There, they meet and befriend a young Leonardo da Vinci, dine with the great Medici family and celebrate Carnival while coming closer to solving the mysteries of Elm Medona and the Pickworth family.
58) The night gate
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Series
Enzo files volume 7
Publisher
riverrun
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Enzo's investigations reveal an unexpected link between two murders—the Mona Lisa.
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