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Lisa del Giocondo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈliːza del dʒoˈkondo]; née Gherardini [ɡerarˈdiːni]; June 15, 1479 – July 14, 1542) was an Italian noblewoman and member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany.
Lisa del Giocondo was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany, and the wife of wealthy Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. [25] The painting is thought to have been commissioned for their new home, and to celebrate the birth of their second son, Andrea. [26]
Lisa Gherardini married to Francesco del Giocondo, whose family were silk merchants. He was previously married to a member of the Rucellai family, owners of Palazzo Rucellai. [25] One of Francesco's relative was Giannetto Giocondo, who had business dealings with Amerigo Vespucci, the explorer who gave his name to America. [25]
Lisa del Giocondo (June 15, 1479 – July 15, 1542, or c. 1551), born and also known as Lisa Gherardini and Lisa di Antonio Maria (Antonmaria) Gherardini, also known as Lisa and Mona Lisa, was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany in Italy.
Lisa del Giocondo : Date: between 1503 and 1505 ... Mona Lisa Exhibition, ... Gherardini family; Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mona Lisa (second nomination) ...
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Lisa del Giocondo was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany in Italy. Her name was given to Mona Lisa, her portrait commissioned by her husband and painted by, Leonardo da Vinci, during the Italian Renaissance. Little is known about Lisa's life.
Giustina's elder sister, Marianna Pecori-Suárez (b. 1810), was married in 1826 to marchese Alessandro Feroni, [c] with whom she had three surviving daughters named Elisa, Giulia, and Paolina; through their mother, Giustina and her sister Marianna descend from Leonardo da Vinci's model Lisa del Giocondo, the famous Mona Lisa. [11]