MONALISA 

                         LA GIOCONDA 

                       By Sixberty Manson 

A picture by Sixberty Manson 

MEET THE REAL MONA LISA, BORN AND RAISED IN FLORENCE

Mona Lisa,  from Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, was a real person. And we’re not talking about a self-portrait of the artist, as you may think. Mona Lisa was a real Florentine woman, born and raised in Florence under the name of Lisa Gherardini. To learn all the details of this amazing story, we spoke to the author of the book Mona Lisa, A Life Discovered, Dianne Hales, who gave us this exclusive interview – and also prepared a walking tour so you can follow Mona Lisa’s steps in Florence.