June 15

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  • Today is the birthday of Lisa del Giocondo. She is the subject for the epic painting Mona Lisa
          Lisa del Giocondo  ( 15 June 1479 – 15 July 1542 or ca. 1551), also known as Lisa Gherardini, Lisa di Antonio Maria (or Antonmaria) Gherardini and Mona Lisa, was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany in Italy. Her name was given to Mona Lisa, her portrait commissioned by her husband and painted by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance
detail of the painting showing Lisa's face

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