{"id":145,"date":"2007-01-19T16:57:27","date_gmt":"2007-01-19T16:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artcorner.com\/new-evidence-the-mona-lisa-died-at-a-convent-in-1542\/"},"modified":"2007-01-19T16:57:27","modified_gmt":"2007-01-19T16:57:27","slug":"new-evidence-the-mona-lisa-died-at-a-convent-in-1542","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.overstockart.com\/blog\/new-evidence-the-mona-lisa-died-at-a-convent-in-1542\/","title":{"rendered":"New Evidence &#8211; The Mona Lisa Died at a Convent in 1542"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" title=\"The Mona Lisa\" alt=\"The Mona Lisa\" src=\"http:\/\/site.overstockart.com\/images\/monalisa.jpg\" \/>An expert on the Mona Lisa has ascertained that the symbol of feminine mystique died on July 15, 1542, and was buried at a convent in central Florence.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian press reported that a death notice was found in the archives of a church in Florence that referred to &#8220;the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, deceased July 15, 1542, and buried at Sant&#8217;Orsola.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While intrigue has surrounded the identity of the woman in the famous unsigned, undated Leonardo da Vinci painting, Lisa Gherardini is widely accepted to have been the subject.<\/p>\n<p>Born in May 1479, Lisa Gherardini is thought to have been the second wife of Del Giocondo, a wealthy silk merchant, with whom she had five children. 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