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.

Lisa del Giocondo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈliːza del dʒoˈkondo]; born Lisa Camilla di Antonmaria 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

model

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

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

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.