An art investigator matches wits with the corrupt kingpin of the 100-billion-dollar art industry and exposes a 500-year-old syndicate of forgers and Leonardo da Vinci as a fraud.

SYNOPSIS:

In the cutthroat world of high-stakes art, an internationally renowned art investigator, finds herself in a life-threatening situation as she matches wits with the unscrupulous and corrupt kingpin of the 100-billion-dollar art industry, rewriting history as she exposes a 500-year-old syndicate of forgers and Leonardo da Vinci as a fraud. When a long-lost journal of Leonardo da Vinci is discovered at his home, the Chateau du Clos Luce in Amboise, France, she races to reveal the truth behind art history's greatest mystery before forces tied to da Vinci's estate can stop her. Her relentless pursuit of the truth will cost many powerful men billions of dollars and change the artworld forever. And it might even end her life.

The Mona Lisa Conspiracy is a blend of various genres, including mystery, drama, romance, and historical fiction. A few films that share elements with The Mona Lisa Conspiracy include The Da Vinci Code, Thomas Crown Affair, Shakespeare in Love, Girl With A Pearl Earring, Inferno, The Illusionist and Midnight in Paris.

“The art world is corrupt. It's managed completely by the rich as a plaything; It likes to appear concerned with the poor, social problems, etc., but is not and usually acts against social interests; many 'prestige' institutions, museums, galleries, etc., are really around in order to increase the value of paintings for the private gain of collectors, investors, and sometimes, artists; many of the rich, society people who control things have no real background in art, or anything else, the picture of superficiality and 'good' manners; the 'auction houses,' again run by the banks, really, and staffed by wise-ass society girls, otherwise unemployable, overeducated, and flunkie art historians.”

ARTIST JOSEPH GRIGELY QUOTING AMERICAN ART CRITIC GREGORY BATTCOCK.