Leonardo da Vinci's Greatest Painting

• The author claims that the Mona Lisa is in fact a portrait of the artist's mother. Mystery of the Mona Lisa is an extensive research, lush, well written tale, set against the background of Italy in the 15th Century. Rich in detail and historically accurate, this unfolds the story of the early family life of the man that many consider to be the greatest creative genius in history, Leonardo da Vinci.

• Author Rina de' Firenze tells her tale in the voice of Caterina, Leonardo's mother, in a succession of revelations, the woman describes her fears and anxieties about her son and the tragic events that relegates her to a life of isolation on a remote Tuscan hillside. There she accomplishes what she calls her "mission", which begins with the birth of her illegitimate child, Leonardo and continues to the dawn of the Italian Renaissance.