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"The Mona Lisa Caper" is based on true events that began to unfold on Monday, August 21, 1911, when Vincenzo Perugia shocked the world by stealing the most famous of the many treasures in the Louvre. Though Vincenzo was a thief, he meant well. He simply wanted to return the painting to the Italian people in the mistaken belief that it had been stolen from them. Eventually, inevitably, Vincenzo was captured in Florence and put on trial. Italians gave him their hearts for his patriotism. In fact, he received so much food, wine, clothing, and furniture, that he had to be moved to a larger cell! Throughout Rick Jacobson's lively text, Mona Lisa herself narrates the story of her trip back to the city of her creation. The playful art Rick has painted along with his wife, Laura Fernandez, heightens the fun. Not only is it Keystone-Cops funny, it is a sound introduction to the painting that continues to delight, amaze, and mystify hundreds of years after Leonardo da Vinci's death.

Book details

• Full title: The Mona Lisa Caper
• Author: Rick Jacobson, Laura Fernandez, Rick Jacobson
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 24
• EAN: 9780887767265
• ISBN: 0887767265
• ID: 11569674
• Publisher: TUNDRA BOOKS INC
• Weight: 358 g
• Dimensions: 256 × 213 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: June 2005

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