Bianca Giovanna Sforza

Bianca Giovanna Sforza (1482 – 23 November 1496) was an Italian noblewoman, she was the illegitimate daughter, then legitimized of Ludovico Sforza and his lover Bernardina de Corradis, wife of Galeazzo Sanseverino and favorite of Beatrice d'Este.

Bianca Giovanna Sforza
Countess of Bobbio and Voghera
Tenure	14 December 1489 – 23 November 1496
Died	23 November 1496(1496-11-23) (aged 13–14) Milan
Spouse	Galeazzo Sanseverino
House	Sforza
Father	Ludovico Sforza
Mother	Bernardina de Corradis

Early life

In arts and media

Mona Lisa

Main article: Mona Lisa

Recent historical-artistic studies and confirmed scientific hypotheses have shown that the landscape that is the background to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is taken from Bobbio.^[1] The landscape that forms the background to the picture is that of Bobbio seen from the Malaspina Dal Verme Castle, according to the scientific researcher Carla Glori.^[2] Furthermore, on the basis of these historical-artistic studies, she is identified as Bianca Giovanna Sforza, the girl portrayed in the painting by Leonardo da Vinci.^[3][4]

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  Ponte Gobbo or Ponte Vecchio - Bobbio (Piacenza)
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  The full Mona Lisa painting (English: Mona Lisa, Italian: La Gioconda, French: La Joconde) by Leonardo da Vinci, Louvre
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  Detail of the background (right side) of Mona Lisa

References

1. "Bobbio sullo sfondo della Gioconda di Leonardo Da Vinci, studi rafforzano la tesi". ansa.it. ansa.it. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
2. "Bobbio in 3d, studiosa:è sfondo Gioconda". ansa.it. ansa.it. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
3. "Bobbio sullo sfondo della Gioconda di Leonardo Da Vinci, studi rafforzano la tesi". ansa.it. ansa.it. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
4. "Carla Glori: "La Gioconda di Leonardo è Bianca Giovanna Sforza e sullo sfondo c'è Bobbio"". corrieredibologna.corriere.it. corrieredibologna.corriere.it. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.