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Lisa del Giocondo

1479 - 1542

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Lisa del Giocondo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈliːza del dʒoˈkondo]; née Gherardini [ɡerarˈdiːni]; June 15, 1479 – July 14, 1542) was an Italian noblewoman and member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany. Her name was given to the Mona Lisa, her portrait commissioned by her husband and painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the Italian Renaissance. Little is known about Lisa's life. Lisa was born in Florence. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lisa del Giocondo is the 106th most popular painter (down from 99th in 2019), the 420th most popular biography from Italy (down from 337th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Italian Painter.

Lisa del Giocondo is most famous for being the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Lisa del Giocondo ranks 106 out of 2,023. Before her are Andrei Rublev, Filippo Lippi, Guido Reni, Hans Memling, Antonio da Correggio, and Matthias Grünewald. After her are Ivan Aivazovsky, Jacob van Ruisdael, Apelles, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Georges de La Tour, and Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1479, Lisa del Giocondo ranks 3. Before her are Joanna of Castile, and Hafsa Sultan. After her are Vasili III of Russia, Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, Diego Columbus, Peter Henlein, Ippolito d'Este, Vallabha, Francisco de Montejo, Guru Amar Das, and Catherine of York. Among people deceased in 1542, Lisa del Giocondo ranks 4. Before her are James V of Scotland, Lapu-Lapu, and Catherine Howard. After her are 2nd Dalai Lama, Hernando de Soto, Dosso Dossi, Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Thomas Wyatt, and Girolamo Aleandro.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lisa del Giocondo ranks 420 out of 5,161. Before her are Pope Leo VII (900), Pope Adrian III (800), Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655), Pope Zosimus (400), Pope Fabian (200), and Fabio Capello (1946). After her are Lucius Caesar (-17), Claudio Ranieri (1951), Pope Pelagius II (520), Giuliano de' Medici (1453), Archytas (-428), and Giorgio Napolitano (1925).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Lisa del Giocondo ranks 33. Before her are Paolo Uccello (1475), Vittore Carpaccio (1465), Sofonisba Anguissola (1535), Filippo Lippi (1406), Guido Reni (1575), and Antonio da Correggio (1489). After her are Pontormo (1494), Simone Martini (1284), Andrea del Sarto (1486), Parmigianino (1503), Annibale Carracci (1560), and Zeuxis (-500).

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