I, Mona Lisa

I, Mona Lisa
UK edition of the novel
Author	Jeanne Kalogridis
Country	United States
Language	English language
Genre	Historical novel
Publisher	St. Martin's Griffin
Publication date	2006

I, Mona Lisa (UK title Painting Mona Lisa) is a historical novel by Jeanne Kalogridis about Lisa Gherardini, the model for Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa. Lisa is portrayed as a young Italian woman who learns about the murder of Giuliano de' Medici, the brother of Lorenzo de' Medici in the Pazzi conspiracy. Guiliano's murder casts a shadow, especially as one of the killers has not been found. She later falls in love with Giuliano's namesake, Lorenzo's son Giuliano in the aftermath of Girolamo Savonarola's uprising in the late 15th century.

It's an intricately woven tale of betrayal, love, and loss, which unravels the mysteries surrounding Leonardo da Vinci's most famous portrait, Mona Lisa, and its links with the main character Lisa Gherardini, with added plot twists.

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa

Subject	Lisa del Giocondo

Music	Mona Lisa (1915 opera) "Mona Lisa" (1950 song) "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile" (1984 song) "Lisa Mona Lisa" (1988 song) "The Mona Lisa" (2013 song)

On screen	The Theft of the Mona Lisa (1931) The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966) City of Death (1979) Mona Lisa's Revenge (2009)

Replicas	Isleworth Mona Lisa (16th century) Mona Lisa (Prado, c. 1503–16) L.H.O.O.Q. (1919) Mini Lisa (2013)

Literature	The Second Mrs. Giaconda (1975) I, Mona Lisa (2006) The Smile (2008)

Related	Mona Lisa replicas and reinterpretations Speculations about Mona Lisa Timeline of fictional stories about the Mona Lisa

1911 theft	Eduardo de Valfierno Yves Chaudron Vincenzo Peruggia

Other	"The Ballad of Mona Lisa"

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