"The second painting that Leonardo aficionados will miss is what many believe is an earlier version of the "Mona Lisa," which shows a much younger"and dare we say"prettier version of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, who commissioned the work in the early 1500s." " The Daily Beast
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 05:33PM on October 25, 2019