 Lisa del Giocondo ( Italian pronunciation : [ ˈliːza del dʒoˈkondo ] ; née Gherardini [ ɡerarˈdiːni ] ; 15 June 1479 – 15 July 1542 or ca . 1551 ) , also known as Lisa Gherardini , Lisa di Antonio Maria ( or Antonmaria ) Gherardini and Mona Lisa , was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany in Italy . Her name was given to Mona Lisa , her portrait commissioned by her husband and painted by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance . 
