One Week With Mona

<p><strong>What happens when you spend an entire week standing in front of the world's most famous painting?</strong></p><p>During the strange days of the COVID lockdown writer James Graeme Dove set himself a simple but radical challenge: to stand in front of the <strong>Mona Lisa</strong> in the <strong>Louvre Museum</strong> for one week. No phone. No camera. Just time stillness and a painting seen by millions every year.</p><p><strong>This short vivid book is part art history part personal experiment and part cultural story.</strong> Along the way it explores the myths of <strong>Leonardo da Vinci</strong> the strange magnetism of the <strong>Renaissance masterpiece</strong> and the way a single work of art can draw us back again and again.</p><p>But this isn't a dry academic account. Written in an engaging accessible style for new readers of art the book opens up the mystery of why the <strong>Mona Lisa</strong> matters-not just to art lovers but to anyone asking questions about time beauty and attention in the modern world.</p><p>Perfect for:</p><ul><li>Students and young adults looking for an entry point into <strong>art history</strong></li><li>Readers curious about <strong>Paris</strong> museums and the enduring power of cultural icons</li><li>Anyone who has ever stood in front of a painting and wondered what they were really looking at</li></ul><p><strong>One Week with Mona is an invitation to slow down look closer and see the familiar with new eyes.</strong></p>