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The Murky Story Of Lisa Gherardini, The 16th-Century Noblewoman Who May Be Portrayed In The Mona Lisa
A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo ...
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Nine things you might not know about the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo was just five years old in 1480 ... It stands alongside the Mona Lisa as possibly the only other painting from Western art that has quite that iconic level.” Among the figures ...
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Renaissance: The Blood and The Beauty cast list and episode guide
the series reveals how works such as Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” and Michelangelo’s “David” emerged from an era of brutality and bloodshed. All three artists reached the heights of ...
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The Big Review: Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c. 1504 at the Royal Academy
One can imagine the worldly Leonardo, breaking off temporarily from painting the Mona Lisa (begun in 1503) to contemplate the most convenient setting for Michelangelo’s giant nude. David (1501 ...