Tianna and Michelangelo’s Mask of a Faun

Thirteen-year-old Tianna Howard follows the mystery from Oxford to Florence, uncovering hidden connections between a lost sculpture, coded evidence and people determined to keep the past buried.

The history behind the fiction

A Renaissance marble attributed to Michelangelo that was removed from Castle of Poppi during German looting in 1944.

Historical status: The real work remains missing as of 2026-09-01.

Fiction boundary: Tianna, her investigation and the story's resolution are fictional.