Lisa del Giocondo

Lisa del Giocondo fascinates me precisely because we know so little about her. She lived an ordinary Florentine life — married a merchant, raised children, died in 1542 — yet her face became the most scrutinized image in human history. I find that accident of fate endlessly compelling: she achieved nothing extraordinary by Renaissance standards, but Leonardo's brush made her immortal. To me she stands for every anonymous person whose quiet life intersects with genius. When crowds jostle at the Louvre, they are really staring at the mystery of an unremarkable existence transformed into myth. I respect her as the patron saint of accidental immortality, and I doubt anyone will ever match the strange purity of her fame.

Name (English)

Lisa del Giocondo

Name (Japanese)

リザ・デル・ジョコンド

Reading

りざ・でる・じょこんど

Born

June 15, 1479 – July 14, 1542

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Boar

Origin

Florence, Province of Florence, Kingdom of Italy

Occupation

model

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89

Tags

• Province of Florence
• model

Last updated

2026-06-10

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