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　　On August 21, 1911, the unfathomable happened–Leonardo daVinci’s Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre. More than twenty-fourhours passed before museum officials realized she was gone. Theprime suspects were as shocking as the crime: Pablo Picasso andGuillaume Apollinaire, young provocateurs of a new art. As Frenchdetectives using the latest methods of criminology, includingfingerprinting, tried to trace the thieves, a burgeoninginternational media hyped news of the heist.
　　No story captured the imagination of the world quite like thisone. Thousands flocked to the Louvre to see the empty space wherethe painting had hung. They mourned as if Mona Lisa were a lostloved one, left flowers and notes, and set new attendance records.For more than two years, Mona Lisa’s absence haunted the art world,provoking the question: Was she lost forever? A century later,questions still linger.

On August 21, 1911, the unfathomable happened–Leonardo da
Vinci’s Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre. More than twenty-four
hours passed before museum officials realized she was gone. The
prime suspects were as shocking as the crime: Pablo Picasso and
Guillaume Apollinaire, young provocateurs of a new art. As French
detectives using the latest methods of criminology, including
fingerprinting, tried to trace the thieves, a burgeoning
international media hyped news of the heist. 
　　No story captured the imagination of the world quite like this
one. Thousands flocked to the Louvre to see the empty space where
the painting had hung. They mourned as if Mona Lisa were a lost
loved one, left flowers and notes, and set new attendance records.
For more than two years, Mona Lisa’s absence haunted the art world,
provoking the question: Was she lost forever? A century later,
questions still linger. 
　　Part love story, part mystery, Vanished Smile reopens the case of
the most audacious and perplexing art theft ever committed. R. A.
Scotti’s riveting, ingeniously realized account is itself a
masterly portrait of a world in transition. Combining her skills as
a historian and a novelist, Scotti turns the tantalizing clues into
a story of the painting’s transformation into the most familiar and
lasting icon of all time.

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作者简介

　　R. A. Scotti is the author of three previous works of nonfiction, including Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal–Building St. Peter’s and Sudden Sea: The Great Hurricane of 1938, and four novels. She lives in New York City.

媒体评论

　　“R.A. Scotti’s pen is as deft as Leonardo’s brush. . . .Sublime.” —The Washington Times
　　“Luminous…. Scotti narrates the investigation with gusto andgrace.” —The Washington Post Book Worl
　　“A story that La Gioconda herself would have smiledat—enigmatically, of course.” —Time
　　“Beguiling…. An absence of clues meant an abundance of theories,and Scotti advances them all in an arresting…narrative.” —The NewYork Times Book Review
　　“Elegant and erudite…. Scotti follows the trail of the missingmasterpiece with the same zestful sense of adventure that shebrought to Basilica…. An unabashed literary diva, Scotti commandsattention from page one.” —The Boston Globe
　　“The painting was missing for more than two years, and the namesof the prime suspects in the case—Pablo Picasso and his friend, thepoet and art critic Guillaume Apollinaire—push this story pastsomething even Dan Brown could concoct. . . . A rolling . . . pieceof entertainment. . . . Reminds us of the bedrock appeal of theMona Lisa’s gaze.” —The New York Times

“R.A. Scotti’s pen is as deft as Leonardo’s brush. . . .
Sublime.” —The Washington Times 
　　“Luminous…. Scotti narrates the investigation with gusto and
grace.” —The Washington Post Book Worl 
　　“A story that La Gioconda herself would have smiled
at—enigmatically, of course.” —Time 
　　“Beguiling…. An absence of clues meant an abundance of theories,
and Scotti advances them all in an arresting…narrative.” —The New
York Times Book Review  
　　“Elegant and erudite…. Scotti follows the trail of the missing
masterpiece with the same zestful sense of adventure that she
brought to Basilica…. An unabashed literary diva, Scotti commands
attention from page one.” —The Boston Globe 
　　“The painting was missing for more than two years, and the names
of the prime suspects in the case—Pablo Picasso and his friend, the
poet and art critic Guillaume Apollinaire—push this story past
something even Dan Brown could concoct. . . . A rolling . . . piece
of entertainment. . . . Reminds us of the bedrock appeal of the
Mona Lisa’s gaze.” —The New York Times 
　　“Captivating. . . . Scotti’s sophistication, wit, style, and
illuminating research makes this a delightfully suspenseful read.”
—Providence Journal 
　　“A charming [book] that delves deeper into the mystique of the
Mona Lisa herself. . . . Readers hankering for more of da Vinci and
his enigmatic sitter, whose smooth smile has been bewitching men
for centuries . . . should reach for Vanished Smile.” —St.
Petersburg Times  
　　“Equal parts art history and crime caper. . . . This rollicking
tale makes for fascinating reading.” —The Christian Science
Monitor  
　　“Reads like a prose poem with narrative gallop.” —Time 
　　“Superb. . . . An art-heist page-turner that will delight art
enthusiasts as well as true-crime buffs. (Note to Hollywood: This
may be your best hope for a caper starring Brad Pitt and George
Clooney as Picasso and Apollinaire.)” —Richmond
Times-Dispatch  
　　“As full of twists, turns and suspense as any mystery novel. . .
. Makes the Mona Lisa's story even more significant—and her smile
even more alluring.” —BookPage 
　　“Remarkable. . . . R.A. Scott combines her skills as a historian
and novelist to recreate this sensational crime, which has all the
twists and turns of a mystery novel, except that it’s true.”
—Florida Weekly  
　　“A book that nonfiction lovers, true-crime lovers, and especially
art lovers will thoroughly enjoy.” —Curled Up With a Good
Book 
　　“Who needs The Da Vinci Code when you can have the real thing?”
—The Daily Beast 
　　“An apt tribute to Leonardo da Vinci’s mysterious muse. . . . In
Vanished Smile, R.A. Scotti deftly uncovers the mysterious theft of
the art world’s prima donna. . . . Thanks to Scotti’s meticulous
research and atmospheric writing, a crime that had all the
trappings of insanity, national prestige and obsession is brought
to light marvelously.” —The Business Standard 
　　“A crime caper . . . that convey[s] l’air du temps. . . .
Enthralling.” —Financial Times

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