The Last Apprentice of Leonardo da Vinci

A genius painting by Leonardo da Vinci – the famous Madonna Litta – has disappeared from the Hermitage in St. Petersburg. In the frame, the thief left another image, indistinguishable from it… if it weren't for the monstrous little monster depicted in place of the divine infant. Restorer Dmitry Starygin, who adores the work of the Italian maestro, is unjustly suspected of the theft. However, the fate of the painting concerns him no less than his own, and Dmitry flees to Rome. It is there that Professor Arseny Magnitsky worked before his death, leaving behind a diary with a clue about who needed the beautiful Madonna and for what purpose…