An edition of The second Mrs. Giaconda (1975)

The Second Mrs. Giaconda

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An edition of The second Mrs. Giaconda (1975)

The Second Mrs. Giaconda

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Relates, from the point of view of his servant Salai, how Leonardo da Vinci came to paint the Mona Lisa.

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Publisher
Tandem Library
Language
English

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Subjects

Fiction, Large type books, History, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Leonardo, da vinci, 1452-1519, fiction, Italy, history, fiction, Fiction in English, Renaissance, Mona Lisa (Leonardo, da Vinci), Historical fiction, Architecture, fiction, Europe, fiction

People

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Beatrice consort of Lodovico Sforza il Moro, Duke of Milan (1475-1497), Andrea Salai (ca. 1480-ca. 1524)

Places

Milan (Italy), Italy

Times

To 1535, 1268-1492
Edition Availability
Cover of: Second Mrs. Gioconda
Second Mrs. Gioconda
2011, Simon & Schuster, Limited
in English
Cover of: The second Mrs. Gioconda
The second Mrs. Gioconda
2006, Thorndike Press
in English
Cover of: The second Mrs. Giaconda
The second Mrs. Giaconda
2005, Simon & Schuster
in English - 1st Simon & Schuster ed.
Cover of: The second Mrs. Gioconda
The second Mrs. Gioconda
2003, Aladdin Paperbacks
in English - Aladdin paperback ed.
Cover of: The Second Mrs. Giaconda
The Second Mrs. Giaconda
October 1999, Tandem Library
School & Library Binding in English
Cover of: The Second Mrs. Gioconda
The Second Mrs. Gioconda
April 1, 1998, Aladdin
Paperback in English
Cover of: The second MrsGioconda
The second MrsGioconda
1976, Macmillan
in English
Cover of: The second Mrs. Giaconda
The second Mrs. Giaconda
1975, Atheneum
- 1. Aladdin ed.
Cover of: The Second Mrs. Gioconda
The Second Mrs. Gioconda
1975, Aladdin Paperbacks
Paperback in English
Cover of: The second Mrs. Giaconda
The second Mrs. Giaconda
1975, Atheneum
in English - 1st ed.

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Book Details

First Sentence

"WHY, PEOPLE ASK, why did Leonardo da Vinci choose to paint the portrait of the second wife of an unimportant Florentine merchant when dukes and duchesses all over Italy and the King of France as well, were all begging for a portrait by his hand?"

The Physical Object

Format
School & Library Binding
Dimensions
7.5 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
Weight
7.4 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL8188994M
ISBN 10
0833561227
ISBN 13
9780833561220
Library Thing
211773
Amazon ID (ASIN)
Goodreads
1229255

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2987245W

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WHY, PEOPLE ASK, why did Leonardo da Vinci choose to paint the portrait of the second wife of an unimportant Florentine merchant when dukes and duchesses all over Italy and the King of France as well, were all begging for a portrait by his hand?
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December 10, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
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