The Mona Lisa. A Living Portrait

Who is Mona Lisa ? How the famous painting has become a worldwide myth ? Who stole it in 1911 in Le Louvre ? How contemporary artists and marketers have used this masterpiece in their work ? ...

Through this living portrait of the Mona Lisa, learn about the twists and turns that have shaped the mythical figure, from its creation by Leonardo da Vinci to the multiple imitations, the 1911 robbery, the triomphal journey to the USA in 1963, until its transformation as an artistic and marketing icon all along the 20th century.

Written, designed and produced especially for the iPad, "Mona Lisa, A Living Portrait" is proud to show the way for coffee-table books in the digital world, and to propose a new reading experience :
- stunning details of the painting thanks to the latest HD picture provided by Le Louvre
- deep zooms in more that 80 masterpieces from prestigious collections from all around the world
- sideshows on multiple archive images
- the archive video of the1963 welcome speech of President Kennedy

Download "Mona Lisa, A Living Portrait" and enjoy advanced functionalities for a unique reading experience : interactive table of content, fast browser, bookmarks, sharing functions ...

Compatible with Retina screen for the new iPad.

***** ABOUT THE AUTHOR *****
Cécile Godefroy is an art historian and an art critic. She teaches modern and contemporary art history at Boston University - Paris.

***** ABOUT THE PUBLISHER *****
As a digital publisher, Les Editions du nuage create and design rich books for the new touchscreen tablet computers.