A Mona era mesmo Lisa

A mulher retratada na obra-prima Mona Lisa, de Leonardo da Vinci, foi finalmente identificada por especialistas da Universidade de Heidelberg, na Alemanha. O seu nome era Lisa del Giocondo e era mulher de um homem de negócios de Florença, Francesco del Giocondo. Esta tese adequa-se bem ao outro nome pelo qual Mona Lisa também é conhecida - Gioconda.

Mona Really Was a Lisa
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
January 16, 2008

The University of Heidelberg in Germany says it has identified the woman in Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa”, The Associated Press reported. She is Lisa del Giocondo, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, a Florentine businessman. In a statement on Monday, the college said its library expert, Armin Schlechter, found the answer in a copy of the works of Cicero, where, in 1503, Agostino Vespucci, a Florentine official and friend of Leonardo’s, wrote in the margins that the artist was working on a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo. Surprise? For centuries the Mona Lisa has been known in Italian as La Gioconda. Though anecdotal evidence pointed to Giocondo as early as 1550, vague references in 1517, 1525 and 1540 pointed to others.

Para ler em New York Times - Arts