Leonardo's Lost Princess: One Man's Quest to Authenticate an Unknown Portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci

by Peter Silverman and Catherine Whitney

Book Overview

How an oddly attributed $19,000 picture proved to be a $100 million work by Leonardo da Vinci--a true art-world detective story

In late 2010, art collector Peter Silverman revealed that a German, early 19th century portrait he had bought for $19,000 was, in fact, a previously unknown drawing by Leonardo da Vinci--an exquisite depiction of Bianca Sforza, rendered 500 years ago. In Leonardo's Lost Princess, Silverman gives a riveting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470936401
• ISBN13: 9780470936405
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"