A picture went on view in Geneva Thursday that is said to be by da Vinci, a portrait of young Lisa Gherardini. Leonardo painted her after her marriage to merchant Francesco del Giocondo, and that painting is known as La Gioconda, and also as the Mona Lisa.
The newly-revealed painting of the teen beauty is called the Isleworth Mona Lisa. Is it by Leonardo da Vinci? Is it an early painting of a young Lisa Gherardini? Opinions differ:
Investigators excavating the site of Sant’Orsola convent in Florence have found a skeleton they believe might be that of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, subject of the most famous portrait in the world, DaVinci’s Mona Lisa. Of course, they found one at that site last year that turned out to be someone else.
Researchers are scanning the site of the Sant’ Orsola Convent in Florence with ground-penetrating radar. They’re looking for the remains of Lisa Gherardini ( 1479 –1542), wife of Francesco del Giocondo. You probably know her better as Mona Lisa. Her portrait, painted by neighbor Leonardo da Vinci, now hangs in the Louvre.
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