Smiles mystery shown in the famous Mona Lisa
portrait by Leonardo da Vinci was finally revealed. German academics feel
confident they have solved a mystery that has lasted several centuries behind
the identity of a beautiful girl who Becomes the object of his famous
paintings. Lisa Gherardini, wife of a wealthy businessman
Florence, Francesco del Giocondo, has long been seen as the most likely model
for the sixteenth-century painting. However, art historians have often wondered
whether the smiling woman may actually da Vinci's lover, his mother or the
artist himself.
