(La Joconde)
The portrait of Lisa di Anton Maria di Noldo Gherardini, third wife
of Francesco di Bartolommeo de Zenobi del Giocondo. She is seated
in a chair on which her left arm rests, her right hand superposed
on the left. She is turned three-quarters to her right. Her hair,
divided in the centre and seen under a transparent veil, falls
in curls on her shoulders; her dark almond-shaped eyes look out
at the spectator; the mouth is smiling. She wears a dark-green
dress with golden-brown sleeves; a dark cloak is draped over her
shoulders. The background is formed by a mountainous landscape full
of incident.
Painted in tempera on panel, and restored in oil.