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2006-06-15 18:42:32 · 11 answers · asked by rhyle 1 in Arts & Humanities Visual Arts Sculpture

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Leonardo DaVinci

2006-06-15 18:45:41 · answer #1 · answered by Don K 3 · 3 0

The title Mona Lisa stems from the Giorgio Vasari biography of Leonardo da Vinci, published 31 years after Leonardo's death. In it, he identified the sitter as Lisa, the wife of wealthy Florentine businessman Francesco del Giocondo. "Mona" is a common Italian contraction of "madonna," meaning "my lady," the equivalent of the English "Madam," so the title means "Madam Lisa." In modern Italian the short form of "madonna" is usually spelled "Monna," so the title is sometimes, though rarely, given as Monna Lisa.

The alternative title La Gioconda is the feminine form of Giocondo. In Italian giocondo also means 'light-hearted' ('jocund' in English), so "gioconda" means "light-hearted woman". Because of her smile, this version of the title plays on this double-meaning, as in the French "La Joconde."

Both Mona Lisa and La Gioconda became established as titles for the painting in the 19th century. Before these names became established, the painting had been referred to by various descriptive phrases, such as "a certain Florentine lady" and "a courtesan in a gauze veil."

Therefore Her parents created her, but da Vinci painted her

2006-06-15 18:51:58 · answer #2 · answered by moonsfantasy 1 · 0 0

Leonardo DA Vinci

2006-06-15 18:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by thx1176 2 · 0 0

Mama Lisa and Papa Lisa

2006-06-15 18:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Leonardo da Vinci painted the portrait of her, but she was the wife of a famous patron in the Rennaisance.

2006-06-15 19:12:54 · answer #5 · answered by miss pochacco 3 · 0 0

Leonardo da vinci

2006-06-15 19:01:39 · answer #6 · answered by wolfhowl749 2 · 0 0

Leonardo davinci

2006-06-15 18:46:24 · answer #7 · answered by Amy 5 · 0 0

Leonardo Da Vinci painted her, but I think she was a real person, so God created her. :-)

2006-06-15 18:46:12 · answer #8 · answered by Spy Girl 4 · 0 0

don´t know who 'created' her
but Leonardo 'captured' her
and it was most definitely meant to be

2006-06-15 18:51:40 · answer #9 · answered by vim 5 · 0 0

u could of got the answer quicker if u just googled it. what a waste of 5pts.

2006-06-15 18:48:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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