The Mona Lisa has traditionally been associated with Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk merchant. But there’s plenty of evidence pointing to a different identity.
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor in History of Art, University of Nottingham
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Senior Research Professor, Heriot-Watt University
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