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Lisa Gherardini
Lisa Gherardini was born into a noble family in Florence but was part of the middle class by the time of her…
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Hello! My name is Lisa. I lived a long, long time ago in a beautiful city in Italy called Florence. Our city had tall towers and pretty red roofs, and I loved walking along the river with my family.
One day, a famous artist named Leonardo da Vinci asked to paint my picture. It was a special treat! I put on my best dress and sat very still for him. It took a long time, and sometimes it was hard not to wiggle. I tried to keep a little, secret smile on my face, just for him.
Leonardo’s painting of me became the most famous painting in the whole world! Today, people call it the Mona Lisa. I lived to be 63 years old, and even now, so many years later, people from all over the world visit a big museum in Paris just to see my picture. They look at my face and still wonder what I was thinking to make me smile.
The Story of the Mona Lisa
Hello! My name is Lisa. I lived a long, long time ago in a beautiful city in Italy called Florence. Our city had tall towers and pretty red roofs, and I loved walking along the river with my family.
One day, a famous artist named Leonardo da Vinci asked to paint my picture. It was a special treat! I put on my best dress and sat very still for him. It took a long time, and sometimes it was hard not to wiggle. I tried to keep a little, secret smile on my face, just for him.
Leonardo’s painting of me became the most famous painting in the whole world! Today, people call it the Mona Lisa. I lived to be 63 years old, and even now, so many years later, people from all over the world visit a big museum in Paris just to see my picture. They look at my face and still wonder what I was thinking to make me smile.
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Lisa Gherardini was born into a noble family in Florence but was part of the middle class by the time of her birth in 1479. She is widely believed to be the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's iconic masterpiece, the Mona Lisa.
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