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Isabella d'Este
Speculation assigned Lisa's name to at least four different paintings and her identity to at least ten different people.[1][2][3][4] The theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911 and its travels to Asia and North America during the 1960s and 1970s contributed to the painting's iconization and fame.[5] By the end of the 20th century, the painting was a global icon that had been used in more than 300 other paintings and in 2,000 advertisements, appearing at an average of one new advertisement each week.[6] In 2005, an expert at the Heidelberg University Library discovered a marginal note in a book in the library's collection that they claim establishes the traditional view that the sitter was Lisa. The note, written by Agostino Vespucci in 1503, states that Leonardo was working on a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo.[7]
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- ^ Johnston, Bruce (1 January 2004). "Riddle of Mona Lisa is finally solved: she was the mother of five". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
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- ^ Sassoon 2001, pp. 14–16.
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- ^ "Mona Lisa – Heidelberg discovery confirms identity)". University Library Heidelberg. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2008.