Multiple choice general knowledge history

Monalisa is named for

  1. Isabella d'Este

  2. Isabella of Naples

  3. Cecilia Gallerani

  4. Lisa del Giocondo
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Explanation

The Mona Lisa is named for Lisa del Giocondo (born Lisa Gherardini), the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, a wealthy Florentine merchant who commissioned the portrait. The Italian title 'La Gioconda' literally means 'the joyful one' or 'the Giocondo woman'.

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