Mona Lisa
Painting by Leonardo da Vinci
Is the Mona Lisa based on a real person?
There are two main theories about the origin of the Mona Lisa. The first is that a wealthy noblewoman, the wife of one of Leonardo's friends, sat as the model. Another popular theory is that Leonardo painted her as a cross-gendered self portrait.
Who was the Mona Lisa painting based on? Is #1 a real person?