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The title is based on the assumption that the portrait represents Lisa del Giocondo.
The English name Mona Lisa comes from an Italian form of polite address meaning “my lady.” The titles associated with the painting also make a pun on Lisa del Giocondo’s married name, with the title suggesting happiness or cheerfulness. The traditional identification of the sitter is Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo.
The title is based on the assumption that the portrait represents Lisa del Giocondo.
Lisa belonged to the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany.
The painting may have been commissioned for the couple’s new home and the birth of their second son.
The Florentine woman traditionally identified as the sitter in the Mona Lisa.
A wealthy Florentine silk merchant who was Lisa del Giocondo’s husband.
The person represented in a portrait.
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