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Sep 5, 2012 · Lisa was the child of Antonmaria di Noldo Gherardini, and his third wife Lucrezia del Caccia, who he married in 1476. Antonmaria had married his first wife, Lisa Carducci, after whom Lisa was named, in 1465; and then in 1473 he married Caterina Rucellai. Both wives died in childbirth.
Dec 12, 2023 · The title of the painting, which is known in English as Mona Lisa, comes from a description by Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari, who wrote "Leonardo undertook to paint, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of Mona Lisa, his wife." Mona in Italian is a polite form of address originating as "ma donna" – similar to "Ma’am", "Madam ...
The detail that unlocks the Mona Lisa. The 1503 painting by Leonardo da Vinci is the world's most famous piece of art. Kelly Grovier explores an overlooked object that offers a different ...
Title: Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, known as "Monna Lisa, la Gioconda" or "Mona Lisa", 1503-1519; Creator: Leonardo di ser Piero DA VINCI, dit Léonard de Vinci (1452 - 1519), Paris, musée du Louvre; Date Created: 1503/1519; Location Created: Florence, Italie; Physical Dimensions: 77 x 53 cm. Original Language ...
Born Lisa Ghevardini in Naples, Italy, in 1474; death date unknown; married Francesco di Zanobi del Giocondo (a Florentine merchant), in 1495. Lisa del Giocondo was a beautiful woman of Florence, whose face inspired one of the most famous paintings in the world—the Mona Lisa. Though del Giocondo was born in Naples, where she lived as a girl ...
Lisa del Giocondo “Mona Lisa” 1479 – 1542 A.D. Lisa Del Giocondo, a beautiful woman of Florence, whose portrait, the “Mona Lisa” of Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the famous pictures of the world. Her maiden name, de’ Gherardini was that of an ancient, noble family of Forentines, though she was born in Naples, where she lived as a girl.
Oct 14, 2023 · The Mona Lisa was a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, commissioned by her husband, Francesco del Giocondo, to celebrate the birth of their second son, Andrea. Sadly, she had previously lost a daughter just a few years earlier, and so Francesco was careful to wait several months before contacting Leonardo about this work.
