The portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, better known as La Gioconda (La Joconde in French) or Monna Lisa, is a pictorial work by the Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci. It was acquired by King Francis I of France at the beginning of the 16th century and has been the property of the French state ever since. It is exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris, being, without a doubt, the "jewel" of its collections. Its name, La Gioconda (the Joyful, in Spanish), derives from the most accepted thesis about the identity of the model: the wife of Francesco Bartolomeo de Giocondo, whose real name was Lisa Gherardini, from which her other name comes: Monna. (lady, in old Italian) Lisa. The Louvre Museum accepts the full title indicated at the beginning as the original title of the work, although it does not recognize the identity of the sitter and only accepts it as a hypothesis. It is an oil on poplar panel measuring 79 × 53 cm, painted between 1503 and 1519 and retouched several times by the author. It is considered the most successful example of sfumato, a very characteristic technique of Leonardo, although currently its original coloring is less perceptible due to the darkening of the varnishes. The painting is protected by multiple security systems and set at a stable temperature for optimal preservation. 4 It is constantly reviewed to verify and prevent its deterioration. Through historical studies, it has been determined that the model could be a neighbor of Leon
The portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, better known as La Gioconda (La Joconde in French) or Monna Lisa, is a pictorial work by the Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci. It was acquired by King Francis I of France at the beginning of the 16th century and has been the property of the French state ever since. It is exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris, being, without a doubt, the "jewel" of its collections. Its name, La Gioconda (the Joyful, in Spanish), derives from the most accepted thesis about the identity of the model: the wife of Francesco Bartolomeo de Giocondo, whose real name was Lisa Gherardini, from which her other name comes: Monna. (lady, in old Italian) Lisa. The Louvre Museum accepts the full title indicated at the beginning as the original title of the work, although it does not recognize the identity of the sitter and only accepts it as a hypothesis. It is an oil on poplar panel measuring 79 × 53 cm, painted between 1503 and 1519 and retouched several times by the author. It is considered the most successful example of sfumato, a very characteristic technique of Leonardo, although currently its original coloring is less perceptible due to the darkening of the varnishes. The painting is protected by multiple security systems and set at a stable temperature for optimal preservation. 4 It is constantly reviewed to verify and prevent its deterioration. Through historical studies, it has been determined that the model could be a neighbor of Leon
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