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This 6 page paper discusses the theories as to who the model for the “Mona Lisa” is. It observes that while most scholars believe she is Lisa Gherardini wife of Francesco del Giocondo (the painting takes its alternate title, “La Gioconda” from her married name), others believe the model is Isabella of Aragon, the Duchess of Milan. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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in his work on Leonardo da Vinci; as well as other art critics. It argues that the model is not La Gioconda but instead is the Duchess of Milan. Discussion
To begin, it must be acknowledged that most scholars do not agree with the theory that the portrait is of the Duchess; the vast majority subscribe to the theory that
the woman is of the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, which is where the work gets its other title, "La Gioconda." In his Medieval History Sourcebook, an online reference guide
that is very well done, historian Paul Halsall quotes Vasaris work about da Vinci. Vasari tells us that da Vinci "undertook to execute, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of
Mona Lisa, his wife; and after toiling over it for four years, he left it unfinished; and the work is now in the collection of King Frances of France, at
Fontainebleau" (Halsall). Both Vasaris detailed description of the painting and the way in which Leonardo worked give credence to the idea that he has facts at his disposal. For instance,
he says that in studying the head of the figure, "whoever wished to see how closely art could imitate nature, was able to comprehend it with ease" since Leonardo had
captured "all the minutenesses that with subtlety are able to be painted" (Halsall). The eyes are lustrous and have that "watery sheen" that is "always seen in life"; and around
the eyes are "rosy and pearly tints, as well as the lashes, which cannot be represented without the greatest subtlety" (Halsall). The eyebrows "could not be more natural" since Leonardo
has captured the way hairs "spring from the flesh" and "curve according to the pores of the skin" (Halsall). He has similar lavish praise for the artists skill in depicting
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