Mona Lisa's true identity

Mona Lisa is a 16th-century portrait painted with oil on a poplar board in Florence by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance.

Before the secrets of the Mona Lisa were revealed, there were many assumptions about her true identity, even though it was thought that she was the secret lover of the artist Leonardo da Vinci.

The portrait of the Mona Lisa is on display at the Louvre in Paris, France.

Her smile has fascinated millions of people around the world but no one understands the secret behind that smile. Who she is, how she used to live is still a big question. However, after 2005 until now, with the support of high-tech technology, the secret of the Mona Lisa's identity has gradually been revealed.

Regarding the true identity of the Mona Lisa, several hundred years ago there were many different explanations, some people said that she was the mother of the artist Leonardo da Vinci, someone said she was his secret lover. , or Mona Lisa is a Florence village girl, but assuming Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci's self-portrait portrayed by many.

In the 16th century, the famous art historian, Vasari, said that Mona Lisa was the wife of a wealthy businessman in Florence, but his views were unpopular . By 2005, the manuscript researcher at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) said he had found important evidence in the pile of ancient books in the library, an old book of 1503. The owner of this book is a person. Good friends of Leonardo da Vinci-Vespucci.

On a book with the words Vespucci wrote quickly: " Leonardo da Vinci created three famous paintings, including a painting of Gherardini's portrait ". This coincides with Vasari's 16th-century statement. He once said "Francesco del Giocondo's wife" Gherardini, the full name is Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, in which del Giocondo is her husband's surname.

After two years, the library of the University of Heidelberg said that the discovery of Dr. Giuseppe Pallanti made the assumptions about the status of Mona Lisa removed and opened the mystery about her for several hundred years.

Mona Lisa was born on June 15, 1479 in a family once settled in Florence , the oldest of seven siblings. Meanwhile, all Europe is entering the early stages of the Renaissance, being one of the largest cities, Florence is considered a symbol of success and wealth. However, the lives of the people here are not as beautiful as what poetry praised because the rich-poor distinction is so great. Lisa came from a noble family but over time, her family also lost its influence.

On March 5, 1495, Lisa married when she was 16 years old. Her husband was a famous silk merchant and Lisa was his third wife. Lisa's dowry is 170 gold Florin and a farm in the suburbs. This marriage has increased Lisa's social status because her husband is an extremely wealthy person, and Francesco del Giocondo also benefits from her wife because Gherardini is a noble family. They had 5 children together.

On March 5, 1503, Lisa and her husband moved to an apartment near Via della Stufa, where Leonardo's father - Piero da Vinci was living. Piero da Vinci and his wife Lisa quickly became close neighbors.

Like many wealthy families in Florence, every time the family has a great event, the Lisa and the children invite the painters to portray memories. 1503 was an important year for the del Giocondo family when they moved to their new home, moreover Lisa became pregnant with her third child. Mr. del Giocondo has invited 4 artists to come home to decorate the new house, Leonardo da Vinci, the son of a new neighbor was also invited to portray Lisa.

In 1503, Leonardo da Vinci fell into a miserable situation, he had no source of income and an invitation to paint a lady's portrait made him feel very excited and perhaps the motivation to get one. Great works . Lisa's right hand was placed on her left hand to exaggerate her gentleness and faithfulness. The suit Lisa wears is very fashionable, some suggest Lisa's charisma on the picture is even more real in real life.

Mona Lisa's portrait manuscript

Leonardo da Vinci took 10 years to complete the Mona Lisa portrait. But in the end he did not hand this painting over to Lisa. Some scholars initially considered that perhaps because they were not paid, Leonardo did. But after careful research it was discovered that the cause was not so simple.

In fact, during his time in Florence, Leonardo had a close relationship with noble family Giuliano de Medici. This is one of the most famous families in Italy in the 15-16 century. The family of Giuliano de Medici is very passionate about art so they did not hesitate to spend money to sponsor artists including Leonardo da Vinci, but this money is from robbery, blood of ordinary people. Therefore, other aristocratic families in Florence proved dissatisfied with this, so did the Gherardini family. In 1503, while Leonardo da Vinci portrayed the Lisa, the Giuliano de Medici family and the Gherardini family had a great conflict. Leonardo da Vinci was in the middle so he had to cut ties with Lisa's family. In 1511, Florence was attacked by the Pope, the Gherardini family were in exile. In the 1517s, Leonardo da Vinci had to bring a picture of Mona Lisa leaving Florence to France. Since then, no one knew anything about Lisa.

It was not until 2007 that amateur historian Giuseppe Pallanti found Lisa Gherardini's yellowed death certificate. In the written death certificate: Lisa's husband died in 1538, aged 79, and Lisa died four years later at age 64 and was buried at the central Tuscan monastery.