Why did Leonardo paint The Mona Lisa?

Answer 1

The Mona Lisa (begun 1503, completed 1506) is believed to be the portrait of a Florentine citizen's young third wife, Lisa Gherardini Giocondo. If that was the case, Leonardo likely either painted it because he was commissioned to paint it, or painted it simply because he chose to. There is no historical proof of the subject's identity, however, and therefore no way to confirm exactly why he painted it.

There is also a theory, however, that The Mona Lisa was a feminized portrait of himself. This is unproven.

Answer 2

Leonardo da vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503, during the Italian Renaissance and, according to Vasari, "after he had lingered over it four years, left it unfinished...."[5] He is thought to have continued to work on it for three years after he moved to France and to have finished it shortly before he died in 1519.[6] Leonardo took the painting from Italy to France in 1516 when King François I invited the painter to work at the Clos Lucé near the king's castle in Amboise.

Answer 3

Because he thought about painting then people told him to paint things

Answer 4

Leonardo saw Mona's face and got inspired to draw her. That's what I think.

Answer 5

Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa to celebrate the birth of he second child.She is a wife of a wealthy silk merchant Francesco del Gioccondo.

Answer 6

He painted the Mona Lisa in Florence,Italy and people say that he painted her because he was her friend

Answer 7

Because Mona Lisa lives next to Leonardo and he wanted to practice so they met up and he made the famous panting