Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy businessman Florence, Francesco del Giocondo, has long been regarded as the most likely model for the painting of the 16th century. However, art historians have often wondered whether the smiling woman may actually da Vinci's lover, mother or the artist himself.
Now experts at the Heidelberg University library said based on the written record of the owner in a book in October 1503 acquired certainty for all that Lisa del Giocondo was indeed the model in the painting, which is one of the world-famous portrait paintings. "All doubts about the identity of the Mona Lisa have been dashed following the discovery by Dr. Armin Schlechter, "a manuscript expert, the library said in a statement.
Until now, only be obtained "inconclusive evidence" from sixteenth-century documents. "This creates room for various interpretations and there are many different identities put forward," said library. The notes were made by Agostino Vespucci, an official and friend of da Vinci Florence, a collection of letters written in the Roman orator, Cicero. Posts in the record to compare Leonardo to the ancient Greek artist Apelles and stated he was working on three paintings, one of which is a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo.
Art experts, who have linked the creation of the painting in the medieval era, stating that the Heidelberg discovery is a breakthrough and the previous mention linking the merchant's wife with the portrait. "There is no reason to continue to doubt that this is a portrait of another woman," Leipzig University art historian said, Frank Zoelner, told German radio.
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