22, 2007 — -- Her name was Mona Lisa. She was a beloved wife and mother of five who lived in Italy 500 years ago. For some, the best-known smile in ... the date of her wedding, at age 16 ...

Mona Lisa was famously unable to conjure up a fully joyous smile for Leonardo da Vinci ... became pregnant for the first time soon after her wedding, eventually giving birth to six children ...

The Mona Lisa has captivated people for centuries because her smile is so elusive; from one angle ... Her father commissioned the painting in 1496, in honor of Bianca’s upcoming wedding to a commander ...

And finally, there is the Mona Lisa’s most mystical and engaging element of all: Her smile. “In this work of Leonardo,” wrote Vasari, “there was a smile so pleasing that it was more divine than human.

MONA LISA was famously unable to conjure up a fully joyous smile for Leonardo da Vinci ... became pregnant for the first time soon after her wedding, eventually giving birth to six children ...