Aug. 25 – Her enigmatic smile makes her one of the most famous portrait subjects ever, but of her life we still know very little. The life of Lisa Gherardini, the Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo, is no longer a mystery, all thanks to a book by Dianne Hales: “Mona Lisa. A life discovered. “The volume will be presented at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York on September 13 (5pm). Author of “La bella lingua,” which earned her the title of Knight of the Italian Republic, Dianne Hales spent years researching Lisa Gherardini. She actually existed and lived in Florence 500 years ago. From this little knowledge, Hales began studying and eventually revealing the details of her life, the people and events that influenced her… At the end of the event, the new Italian language course “The Beautiful Language”, organized by the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE), will be presented.
