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Why did Leonardo paint the Mona Lisa

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He was painting a portrait for Francesco de Giocondo of his wife Mona Lisa
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The title of the painting, which is known in English as Mona Lisa, comes from a description by Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari, who wrote "Leonardo undertook to paint, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of Mona Lisa, his wife."
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