An Unfinished and Undelivered Painting to Its Owner: the Curious Story of Leonardo Da Vinci and the Mona Lisa

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Towards 1503, Leonardo Da Vinci had just returned to Florence and did not seem to have orders in the short term.But shortly after arriving, a rich merchant entered his workshop -which unlike other artists, he used to have open to everyone-. His name was Francesco di Bartolomeo del Giocondo. As is told in the recent biography of Da Vinci, Vida de Leonardo (Alfaguara), of the Italian researcher Carlo Vecce, what Giocondo wanted was something very …