2006-08-10 03:24:30 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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 given as Monna Lisa. This is rare in English, but more common in Romance languages
2006-08-10 03:27:23 · answer #1 · answered by blind_chameleon 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
La Jaconde or Mona Lisa is said to be a fictional character, Da Vinci in drag, or a self portrait there of. It's a representation of the devine goddes and a conbination of both male and female.
But at the end of the day, no one in particular, more like an idea, or a theory.
2006-08-10 03:33:52 · answer #2 · answered by Evelyn R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a theory that Mona lisa was Leonardo Davinci painting himself aa a women but there is also a historicall claim that a women posed for the painting
2006-08-10 03:29:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this is true, but I've heard that the Mona Lisa was a composite of several different women.
2006-08-10 03:31:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
SOME BODY FROM VERY VERY LONG TIME DRAW A PICTURE AND NAMED BY A MONA LISA AND IT IS THE MOST FAMOUS PICTURE IN THE WORLD
2006-08-10 03:31:22 · answer #5 · answered by marinad m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
La Gioconda
2006-08-10 03:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by Sir Alex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She was suppposed to be either the wife (or more likely) the mistress of some wealthy merchant in Venice or some other city in Italy during the Middle Ages.
She was painted on commission by DaVinci by this merchant.
2006-08-10 03:29:14 · answer #7 · answered by Quasimodo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Da Vinci
2006-08-10 03:29:00 · answer #8 · answered by Ken 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Apparently, she was some rich lord's wife that comissioned Leo da Vinci to paint her portrait. And apparently she was sad because her kid had just died or something.
2006-08-10 03:28:30 · answer #9 · answered by adikaliya86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the Di Vinci Code, it'll explain a lot.
2006-08-10 03:30:22 · answer #10 · answered by Olive Green Eyes 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋