Leonardo's first Mona Lisa

Starting from a study made by Carlo Pedretti - the foremost expert on Leonardo da Vinci - the author has carried out important historical research from which new documents have emerged about Leonardo's creation of two Mona Lisa. In the fascinating re-reading of the past, painters such as Raphael, the Salai, Francesco Melzi and a Spanish painter, all three of whom were pupils of Leonardo da Vinci, take a leading role.