Hers is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in prose as rich as the high renaissance, is Mona Lisa's tale: a story of passion, intrigue, loss, and, most of all, love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thi...Hers is the most famous portrait in the world. Here, in prose as rich as the high renaissance, is Mona Lisa's tale: a story of passion, intrigue, loss, and, most of all, love. Elisabetta longs for romance, though she thinks she is too plain.