Leonardo Da Vinci made it he spent 13 years on the Mona Lisa's lips it was a painting of someones wife
She was the wife of a Florentine merchant.
Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo
Because he was commissioned by Francesco del Giocondo to make a portrait of his wife Lisa del Giocondo (Mona Lisa).
A Florentine lady, probably Lisa Gherardini.
Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned by her husband to paint this portrait.
No, she was the wife of a wealthy banker who commissioned Leonardo to paint her portrait.
The painting is a portrait of a wealthy Venetian bankers wife, Lisa. The businessman commissioned Leonardo to paint it.
The Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo commissioned Leonardo to make this portrait of his wife, Lisa Gherardini.
It was a commission. He painted it because he got paid to do so.
The Mona Lisa painting does seem to resemble some other self portraits Leonardo made, but is more widely believed to be the portrait of a Florentine citizen's young third wife, Lisa Gherardini Giocondo. There is no historical proof of the subject's identity, however, so the theory remains that the Mona Lisa was a feminized portrait of himself. This is unproven.
Answer 2:Who is interested in I think + uncorroborated ideas?She was Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine merchant. He commissioned the portrait.