Who Was Mona Lisa?

When it comes to famous works of art, there’s a very short list of the most well-known paintings of all time. What notable, priceless paintings can you think of? Something by Van Gogh? Maybe one of Picasso’s works?

Chances are, one of the first paintings you might have thought of was the Mona Lisa. Sometimes known as La Gioconda or La Joconde, the Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by famous Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.

According to art experts, the Mona Lisa is the best known, most visited, and overall most famous work of art in the entire world. Painted by da Vinci 1503 and 1506, the Mona Lisa is an oil painting on a poplar panel.

Acquired by King Francis I of France, the Mona Lisa is now the property of France. It is on permanent display in Paris at the Louvre museum. Millions of visitors come to Paris every year to see the enigmatic smile on Mona Lisa’s lips.

But exactly who was Mona Lisa? The subject of the painting is believed to be Lisa Gherardini. She was the wife of a wealthy silk merchant from Florence named Francesco del Giocondo. Historians believe Francesco commissioned the painting for their new home to celebrate the birth of their second son, Andrea.

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