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This painter was commissioned to paint the wife of a florentine merchant named Francesco del Giocondo, the husband did not like the finished painting and refused to pay for it.It is said that King Francis I of France, who was greatly interested in art , bought it ten years later to hang in his palace bathroom.Name the painting and the painter?

  1. Madonna of the meadows, Raphael

  2. Madonna of the rocks,Da Vinci

  3. The woman in black, Virgil

  4. mono lisa, Da Vinci
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Explanation

The Mona Lisa (Italian: Monna Lisa) painted by Leonardo da Vinci depicts Lisa Gherardini, wife of Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo. The painting's name comes from 'Madonna' (My Lady) Lisa. Francis I of France acquired it after da Vinci moved to France in 1516.

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