Remains from church grave in Florence are compatible with period but cannot be identified as those of Lisa GherardiniScientific testing of bone fragments from a church grave in Florence could not determine whether they are from the body of a Renaissance-era woman some believe was the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa,researchers absorb said.
Perhaps as enigmatic as her smile, the question of who might absorb been the model has intrigued art lovers for centuries. Even if bone testing had determined that the remains were those of Lisa Gherardini, and the wife of a wealthy silk merchant,Francesco del Giocondo, it would not absorb answered the intriguing question of who posed for Leonardo.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com