As pieces of art, their values often superseded the cost of great paintings and sculpture. While the family had owned lands in Tuscany, they were neither aristocracy nor nobility. When the small-time artist Maestro Valerio died in 1521 owing money to Francesco del Giocondo, the debt was settled by Francesco claiming Valerio’s complete inventory of paintings, drawings and sculptures. (This episode was independently witnessed and confirmed by Agostino Vespucci during the painting’s execution in 1503). Some experts appear to be mistaken in arguing that the Gheradini family was wealthy. While there, he wrote his famous Dei Principati, which he intended to dedicate to Giuliano de Medici. Three hundred florins was an average cost: to put this in perspective, the wealthy Strozzi family in 1354 paid the painter Andrea Orcagna a mere two hundred florins for a polyptych for their chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella. A large Gherardini farm near Vignamaggio had been sold off in 1422. High-quality, pre-shrunk heavy or lightweight fleece. These circumstances, and the fact that the painting was left unfinished, were detailed in Vasari’s First Edition, in 1550, and left unchanged in the revised Second Edition of 1568. Francesco del Giocondo, in addition to his prominence as a businessman and merchant, played an important part in Florentine politics. While records that identify Francesco del Giocondo as a great patron of the arts may be scant, he found other ways to be interested in the artistic community. Birth of Francesco. Het beroemde portret, de Mona Lisa, is waarschijnlijk het portret van zijn echtgenote, Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo (1479-1542). Zijn gezin verhuisde in 1503 van een gedeelde woning naar een eigen huis. Francesco del Giocondo Francesco del Giocondo, voluit Francesco di Bartolomeo di Zanobi del Giocondo, (Florence, ca. (Puligo was a collaborator of Andrea del Sarto, from whom the Servites there commissioned a series of frescos). Lisa Gherardini’s late step-mother, the second wife of her father Antonmaria Gherardini, was Caterina, daughter of Mariotto Rucellai. As a widow she lived in the care of her son Piero, and eventually her daughter, Suor Ludovica, and was buried at the convent of Sant’Orsolo. Bellerive 29 - 8008 Zürich 1493 February 24, 1493. When one fully comprehends the background history, the social and economic conditions, and the interwoven web of relationships between the personalities, it would be logical that Francesco del Giocondo would have been in a position to have Leonardo accept a commission to paint the portrait of his wife, Lisa Gherardini. Camilla took religious vows and became a nun at only 12 years of age. 1496 April 1496. Francesco del Giocondo, historia, biografía, quien es, esposa Francesco di Bartholommeo di Zanobi del Giocondo, nació en 1460 y falleció en 1528. Ze had met Del Giocondo vijf gedoopte kinderen. Lisa survived him by four years. Of the highest interest to Renaissance silk production was the Palio Banner. Lisa was the child of Antonmaria di Noldo Gherardini, and his third wife Lucrezia del Caccia, who he married in 1476. For example, the money spent on a banner’s production, as early as 1380, was equivalent to two thousand times the average daily wage of a labourer. In 1499 werd Del Giocondo verkozen als één der Dodici Buonomini van de Florentijnse republiek. Join Facebook to connect with Francesco del Giocondo and others you may know. She also eventually became a nun, in the Sant’Orsolo convent, in 1521, and assumed the name of Suor Ludovica. The del Giocondo family also operated a parallel business in the wool trade. Birth of Bartolomeo del Giocondo. Zoellner continues: Francesco died in 1538, and was interred at the SS Annunziata. The Mona Lisa, the most famous portrait ever, of course, has been a leading treasure for the black market and art thieves ever since it put on display at the Louvre. In fact, in the dying days of the Republic, the Soderini government arrested Francesco, and imprisoned him during the last week of August, 1512 (ref. Lisa del Giocondo was an Italian noblewoman and member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany. He was buried at Santa Maria Novella. Francesco was not the only one in the family interested in politics. Her name was given to the Mona Lisa, her portrait commissioned by her husband and painted by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance. Francesco di Bartolomeo di Zanobi del Giocondo (* 1460; 1539) war ein florentinischer Seidenhändler und Politiker. Modellen Lisa del Giocondo, var medlem af Gherardini-familien i Firenze og Toscana og hustru til den velhavende florentinske silkehandler Francesco del Giocondo. (Caterina died in childbirth, in 1474 or 1475). The Machiavelli and Gherardini families both came from the same parish: Santa Trinita. © THE MONA LISA FOUNDATION, 2012. Generally, the family maintained a good balance of relations with both the Medici and their rivals. It must be noted once again that there is no record whatsoever of Francesco del Giocondo ever making a payment to Leonardo, nor any mention of the painting in his testament inventory. In 1516 werd Leonardo door koning Francis uitgenodigd om … It is noted in some export records that “ … fourteen thousand pieces of cloth, made out of Spanish wool called ‘Garbo’, were woven in one year, and sold abroad for twenty-one gold florins the piece. In May, a daughter, Piera, was born, but she lived only 2 years. Dat was ook het jaar waarin bij Da Vinci een portret van de vrouw des huizes werd besteld, dat evenwel onbetaald bleef en niet is geleverd. Op vijftienjarige leeftijd werd ze in 1495 de derde vrouw van de laken- en zijdehandelaar Francesco del Giocondo. By comparison, when she married Agnolo Doni in 1504, Maddalena Strozzi had a dowry of 1400 florins. In turn, renting out their farms provided a modest income, but with the constant economic and political uncertainty, and frequent wars, land ownership itself was not a guarantee of wealth. Ontdek de perfecte stockfoto's over Francesco Del Giocondo en redactionele nieuwsbeelden van Getty Images Kies uit premium Francesco Del Giocondo van de hoogste kwaliteit. Genealogy for Lisa del Giocondo (Gherardini) (1479 - 1542) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Antonmaria had married his first wife, Lisa Carducci, after whom Lisa was named, in 1465; and then in 1473 he married Caterina Rucellai. Birth of Piero Zanobi del GIocondo. Francesco married Luisa Camila Giocondo. It was not uncommon in the 15th Century for owners of small agricultural land holdings to rent accommodation in larger towns, or in cities like Florence. But as to the man who commissioned the painting in the first place, the man who made it all happen? Hij werd met twee zonen begraven in de Basilica della Santissima Annunziata in Florence. The Gherardini were an ancient family of landowners whose ancestry can be traced back to the 10th Century. Florentine silk had an exceptional reputation, and the merchants involved in that trade were making fortunes. She was named Camilla, perhaps after her mother’s second name, or more likely in fond memory of Francesco’s first wife. Spanish soldiers laid waste vast tracts of the countryside, causing death, destruction and misery. Deels omdat Leonardo, ondanks dat hij al minstens 3 jaar af en aan eraan werkte, nooit vond dat het af was. Just as there is no shortage of coincidences marking the destiny of Leonardo’s life, so also there is a remarkable list of coincidences that influenced Francesco del Giocondo. Francesco married Lisa DEL GIOCONDO (born GHERARDINI) on month day 1495, at age 30. In 1524 they too had to sell off a beautiful farm property, near Greve. Among the aspects which remain unclear are the exact identity of the sitter, who commissioned the portrait, how long Leonardo worked on the painting, how long he kept it, and how it came to be in the French royal collection. Lisa (15 juin 1479, Florence - 15 juillet 1542), aussi connue sous le nom de Mona Lisa, Lisa di Antonio Maria (Antonmaria) Gherardini et de Lisa del Giocondo en italien, est un membre de la famille Gherardini de Florence.Elle serait le modèle de La Joconde, portrait commandé par son mari et peint par Léonard de Vinci.. Peu de choses sont connues sur la vie de Lisa. Within a few years, the great spirit of enterprise had departed from the industry. 1465 March 19, 1465. He hoped that this, combined with the fact that his friend Leonardo had entered Giuliano’s service, would revive his fortunes. Francesco del Giocondo, in addition to his prominence as a businessman and merchant, played an important part in Florentine politics. "Leonardo maakte een schilderij voor Francesco del Giocondo van zijn echtgenote Mona Lisa (dame Lisa) en werkte er vier jaar aan. Tommasini’s La Vita di Machiavelli, 1883). By the 15th Century however, arrangements became more streamlined. A son, Andrea, was born in 1502: he is documented only until 1524. In het beroemde portret, de Mona Lisa, heeft Leonardo da Vinci waarschijnlijk Giocondo's echtgenote Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo afgebeeld. In August 1499, shortly after the death of Piera, another daughter was born. Hij liet het werk onafgewerkt en het kwam in het bezit van Frans de koning van Frankrijk." The Rucellai family was one example, and the Strozzi family was another. In addition, with the rise of the mercantile class in Florence, international trade flourished. The confusion and speculation about both the lady and the painting is ongoing. The decline of the wool industry in Florence started in the 1560s, many years after the death of Francesco del Giocondo, when Duke Cosimo II instituted the ‘Military Order of the Knights of St. Stephen’. After all, Leonardo was very keen to obtain the ‘Battle of Anghiari’ commission and Francesco’s position in the Florentine government may have been pivotal in his obtention of it. Gestolen. Many history books refer to a certain Tommasa di Mariotto Villani as his second wife; literally squeezed in somewhere between the death of Camilla and the marriage to Lisa. Use the “Crossword Q & A” community to ask for help. Ocupó importantes cargos públicos: en 1499 fue uno de los doce buonomini (hombres buenos); en 1512, uno de los priori, confirmado en 1524. Age 31. Age 27. Being accepted into the Rucellai family marked a great achievement in social status for Francesco. Still, Francesco succeeded: by 1537, his granddaughter Cassandra had a dowry of 1440 florins. Hoewel ‘’Mona Lisa’’ een schilderij in opdracht was, kreeg Del Giocondo het nooit overhandigd. THE MONA LISA FOUNDATION Zijn derde huwelijk op 5 maart 1495 met de vijftienjarige Lisa Gherardini was gelukkiger. The ‘Earlier Version’ of the Mona Lisa as the Portrait of Lisa del Giocondo described by Vasari. There are numerous conflicting records concerning the number of times Francesco was married. The portrait may have been painted to mark one of two events - either when Francesco del Giocondo and his wife bought their own house in 1503, or when the… 1499 September 9, 1499. These banners had not just enormous social importance: they were often the most important objects commissioned by city governments. However, Leonardo seems to have taken the completed portrait to France rather than giving it to the person who commissioned it. 1497 1497. Del Giocondo and his brothers owned two shops, and rented an additional one in the Por Santa Maria area, that since the 14th Century has been linked to the silk trade. Francesco Del Giocondo married Lisa Del Giocondo in 1495. Raphael painted two portraits of Maddalena: the first – ‘Lady with a Unicorn’ seems derived almost exclusively from the ‘Earlier Mona Lisa’, Francesco’s wife; and the second – ‘Portrait of Maddalena Doni’, one of a pair commissioned to commemorate her marriage, is similarly influenced by Leonardo’s portrait of Francesco’s wife. A painting of such importance by the great master would most likely have been noted and this is further evidence that the great master would not have delivered the unfinished ‘Earlier Mona Lisa’ but taken it with him when he left the Tuscan city. She outlived her parents and all her siblings, dying in 1579. In 1538 overleed Del Giocondo aan de pest. Lisa’s last child, a son Giocondo, was born in 1507, and died a year later. Mona in Italian is a polite form of address originating as ma donna – similar to Ma'am, Madam, or my lady in English. Apparently Francesco liked the result of Puligo’s work so much, he took it home. Get all the latest news and updates on Francesco Del Giocondo only on News18.com. In 1499, he was elected as one of the ‘Buonomini’, one of two elected Councils required to be consulted by the Signoria. Coat of Arms of the Silk Weaver’s Guild, by Luca della Robbia. Bartolomeo eventually took over the reins of Francesco’s business, and died in 1561. Er selbst ergriff diesen Beruf ebenfalls. Het laatste nieuws met duiding van redacteuren, achtergronden, columns, opinie, wetenschap, en recensies van kunst & cultuur door de Volkskrant. Francesco DEL GIOCONDO was born in 1465, at birth place, to Bartolomeo DEL GIOCONDO. The family was particularly active in Florence’s political life between the years 1480 to 1520, with more than forty representatives to various government bodies. Ze hielden vijf kinderen boven de doopvont, maar vier van hen stierven vóór 1507. Hij trouwde in 1491 en 1493, maar telkens stierven zijn echtgenotes in het kraambed. FamilySearch Family Tree. The Medici dismissed him in November 1512 from his posts, and by February 1513 he was implicated in an anti-Medici plot organized by Pietro Paolo Boscoli and Agostino Capponi. That del Giocondo could afford to move his family tomb to the SS Annunziata, and have it placed among others in the semi-circle behind the main altar of one of the most prestigious chapels there, was a sign of his prosperity and importance at the time: self-described as ‘civis et mercator florentinus’ – a citizen and merchant of Florence. Francesco del Giocondo, born in 1465, was only 24 years old when he was elected in 1489 as a Consul of the Silk Guild – ‘L’Arte della Seta’ – and it is clear that his ambition and business acumen were recognized at an early age. But Giorgio Vasari, in his great collection of biographies (the Vite), specifically introduces del Giocondo as the man for whom Leonardo undertook to paint the portrait. Import and export goods, and shipping, had to be paid for: financial contracts had to be met. Facebook gives people the power … Another daughter of Mariotto Rucellai, though perhaps not from the same mother because of the age differences between the sisters, was Camilla, who became the first wife of Francesco del Giocondo in 1491. By 1479, the family was in fact in reduced circumstances, and on June 15th Lisa Camilla Gherardini was born in a modest rented house at the corner of Via Sguazza and Via Maggio. Subsequently known as Suor Beatrice, she died in 1518, at the age of only 19. View the profiles of people named Francesco del Giocondo. From the mid-1400s until the early 1500s almost eighty members of the Giocondo family were elected into various bodies of the Republic, or as Priors of its executive body, the Signoria, or as members of the consultative body, the ‘Dodici Buonomini’. At that point, Leonardo left Florence, and there would have been no incentive for Leonardo to deliver the portrait to Francesco del Giocondo. For years he had been Soderini’s Second Chancellor, and a long-time representative of the Florentine government. Following these were fourteen Lesser Guilds, ‘Le Arti Minori’; and the numerous other trade associations managed to gain recognition by subordinating themselves to larger groups. Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, is the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. In 1499, he was elected as one of the ‘Buonomini’, one of two elected Councils required to be consulted by the Signoria. The original painting size is 77 x 53 cm (30 x 20 7/8 in) and is owned by the Government of France and is on the wall in the Louvre in Paris, France. Many wealthy merchants and manufacturers, wishing to secure in perpetuity for their families the honour and distinction of the military cross, with its accompanying privileges, founded commanderies; fearing to demean themselves they disdained to continue the exercise of their trade. There is no doubt that Francesco del Giocondo had achieved not just great wealth, but significant influence and status in Florence. A third daughter, Marietta, was born in 1500. In 1911 werd de Mona Lisa gestolen. He was active in politics, and had powerful allies in both the Republican and Medici administrations, in addition to a network of agents and contacts throughout Europe. Successful merchants often had private money to lend, and many people, including artists, needed money as much to survive as anything else. In March 1495, Francesco married Lisa Gherardini. Lisa was born on June 15 1479, in Florence, Toscane, Italie. The del Giocondo family were involved in all aspects of silk production, from the cultivation of mulberry trees, through all the artisanal processes such as unwinding, twisting, cooking and dying the raw fiber; then on to the spooling and weaving; finally to the merchandising of the goods, both through retailing in Florence and exporting internationally to markets in France, Flanders, England, Spain, and, to a lesser extent, to Constantinople and Alexandria. Seine ersten beiden Ehen (1491 und anschließend von 1493 bis 1494 mit Camilla Rucellai) endeten, als … Francesco di Bartolomeo di Zanobi del Giocondo, dit également Francesco di Bartolomeo del Giocondo ou plus simplement Francesco del Giocondo (né en 1465 à Florence et mort en 1538 dans la même ville) est un membre de la famille Del Giocondo (it), marchand d'étoffes et personnalité politique florentine, qui fut l'époux de Lisa Gherardini, dont Léonard de Vinci fit le portrait titré La Joconde.

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