Florence (Firenze)

The city of Florence was the home of Leonardo daVinci for a large portion of his life. It is where he began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503, although he later took it with him to the court of Francis I of France. 

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Mona Lisa.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 4 Apr. 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/Mona-Lisa-painting.

Parent Map

da Vinci and the Renaissance Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 43.769560400000
Longitude: 11.255813600000

Timeline of Events Associated with Florence (Firenze)

Date Event Manage

Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci (1503-1519)

Mona Lisa del Prado, Artist Unknown

Raphael's Sketch of the Mona Lisa (1504)

Young Woman with a Unicorn, Raphael (1505)
circa. 1503 to circa. 2 May 1519

Leonardo Paints the Mona Lisa from 1503 to his death in 1519

In 1503, Leonardo da Vinci was given a commission to create a portrait of Francesco del Giocondo's wife, Lisa Gherardini. He began work this year, and continued working on it until his death in 1519. It is believed that an assitant also painted the Mona Lisa del Prado in conjunction with the original, copying the original painting. 
circa. Nov 1913

Mona Lisa is Recovered

After keeping it in his house for 2 years, Perugia contacted a Florentine art dealer, hoping to sell the painting in Florence. After coming into contact, the dealer manged to convince Perugia to leave the painting with him, and called the police on him. He was arrested at his house half an hour later. His official reasoning was that he mistakenly believed that Napoleon had stolen it from the people of Italy. For the crime, he served a relatively light sentence of eight months.