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The Murky Story Of Lisa Gherardini, The 16th-Century Noblewoman Who May Be Portrayed In The Mona Lisa
As for the Mona Lisa, the painting never fell into the hands of the del Giocondo family. Upon Leonardo da Vinci’s death in Amboise, France in 1519, the painting was acquired by French King ...
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Just who was ‘Mona Lisa?’
That’s one of history’s great debates. The leading theory has always been that it’s Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a wealthy merchant. Her maiden name was Gherardini. Where did the Mona part ...