Mona Lisa
The People and the Painting
Martin Kemp and Giuseppe Pallanti
Reviews and Awards
"Kemp analyses the painting as a key to all of Leonardoâs thinking and works, describing it as 'the window of the soul', in which is reflected all the knowledge acquired by the artist-scientist in the course of his life spent in the study of anatomy, optics, perspective, geology, atmosphere, hydrology and the 'science' of painting." -- Pietro C. Marani, The Burlington Magazine
"[A] stimulating study grounded in documentary and literary sources, not to mention the painting itself....Readable and informative, this book is invaluable for offering a better understanding of the painting....Essential."--CHOICE