Mystery of the Mona Lisa

Leonardo Da Vinci Was Born On Saturday, April 15, 1452, In Anchiano, A Village Near Vinci In Italy, The Illegitimate Son Of Piero Da Vinci And A Young Peasant Named Caterina. It Took 300 Years To Authenticate His Birth Date And Little Is Known Of His Mother. The Child Grew To Become One Of The Great Creative Geniuses Of All Time.Rina De’ Firenze, While Researching A Project On The 19Th Century Revolution Of Risorgimento, Was Suddenly Confronted By Several Dreams Of Leonardo And Caterina Urging Her To Write Their Story. Driven By The Power Of These Inspirational Experiences, And Puzzled By The Fact That There Is Almost No Mention Of Leonardo’S Mother In History Books, The Author Began An All-Consuming Search Into Sources Which Could Reveal The Identifying Factors And Circumstances Of Her Existence. Encouraged By What She Found, She Started To Write, Revealing The Mystery Of Caterina’S Life Through Caterina’S Own Voice.The Author Came To Believe It Was Her Fate To Be The Person To Tell The World Of The Mother-Son Relationship, The Meaning Of His Sketches And The Painting Of The Mona Lisa. It Was The Only Painting He Never Sold. Manifested Throughout The Book Is The Theme Of Leonardo’S Dream: To Immortalize His Mother’S Image.