Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. It hangs in the Louvre—everyone knows that. Its actual name in art history is La Gioconda, as reported by Giorgio Vasari, the chronicler of the Renaissance, in his writings.
La Gioconda refers to Francesco del Giocondo, a wealthy Florentine merchant, and the Mona Lisa is said to be a portrait of his wife, Lisa del Giocondo.
For many years, however, there have been doubts. Perhaps the Mona Lisa was someone else entirely…
Credits
Documentary
53 min.
Written and directed by: Klaus T. Steindl
Producers: Dieter Pochlatko, Prounen Film
Production Manager: Rosmarie Lackner
Cinematography: Stefano Pancaldi, Hubert Doppler
Editing: Michaela Müllner
and others
Production year: 2012
Supported by FERNSEHFONDS AUSTRIA, BM:UKK, Cine Art Styria