by E. L. Konigsburg (Author)
THE GREATEST ARTIST OF HIS TIME
AN APPRENTICE WITH A LARCENOUS HEART AND AN AVERSION TO THE TRUTH
A YOUNG DUTCHESS WHOSE PLAIN FACE BELIES HER BEAUTIFUL SOUL
Could the complex ways these three lives intertwine hold the key to a historical riddle as enigmatic as the Mona Lisa's smile -- why Leonardo da Vinci devoted three years to a painting of the second wife of an unimportant merchant when all the nobles of Europe were begging for a portrait by his hand?
Only a master storyteller like two-time Newberry Medal-winner E.L. Konigsburg could create such an intriguing answer to the puzzle behind the most famous painting of all time.
Number of Pages: 160
Dimensions: 0.45 x 8.26 x 5.52 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: June 01, 2005
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Second Mrs. Giaconda/Gioconda
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 5.7
Point Value: 4
