Who was the mysterious Mona Lisa?

Hello friend, see this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa Her name was Lisa del Giocondo, she was the wife of a Florentine merchant. The painting was commissioned for a new home and for the birth of their second son. Thanks for sharing. Cheers. Professor. .

Her name was Lisa del Giocondo, she was the wife of a Florentine merchant. the painting was commissioned for a new home and for the birth of their second son. its titled Mona Lisa..because in italian the contraction "mona" is a polite form of address..like saying "my lady" or "madame". check out the wikipedia page on the Mona Lisa..it goes in to great detail about what aesthetics make the painting so mysterious. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa