The lost Mona Lisa
Subtitle: the extraordinary true story of the greatest art theft in history
By: R.A. Scotti
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780593057841; 9780593057858
Subjects: Art thefts; Investigation; Art forgers; Thieves; Mona Lisa (Leonardo, da Vinci)
Description: Late on the afternoon of Sunday, August 20th 1911, three men strolled through the Louvre. Disguising themselves as museum staff they hid until nightfall. 16 hours later the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa, had vanished. This text tells the true story of the theft.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and index.
Table of contents: title: A perfect crime; title: The vanishing act; title: The hunt; title: The blank wall; title: Not the usual suspects; title: The mystery woman; title: A letter from Leonardo; title: The sting; title: A perfect story; title: The prisoner.