# Is the hunt still on for Lisa Gheradini's tomb and bones?

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**Created:** [September 9, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hunt-still-on-for-lisa-gheradinis-tomb-and-bones/950366 "2021-09-09T10:03:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Octagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hunt-still-on-for-lisa-gheradinis-tomb-and-bones/950366/1 "2021-09-09T10:03:11Z")

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Is the hunt still on for Lisa Gheradini’s tomb and bones? I have not seen any articles in years on the subject. Has anyone conclusively stated that they have found them? The aim was to recreate her face from the skull and prove conclusively whether the face in the Mona Lisa portrait matched that of the remains.

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hunt-still-on-for-lisa-gheradinis-tomb-and-bones/950366/2 "2021-09-09T10:35:42Z")

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The tests were inconclusive. Lots of bones were found and only a fragment was shown to be from the relevant time period.

> **[Mona Lisa’s identity remains a mystery after DNA tests](https://nypost.com/2015/09/24/mona-lisas-identity-remains-a-mystery-as-dna-tests-prove-inconclusive/)**
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> ROME — Italian researchers said on Thursday they might have found bone fragments belonging to the woman immortalized by Leonardo da Vinci in his acclaimed “Mona Lisa” portrait. However,…

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**Author:** ![Octagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/2acd7d/32.png) [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hunt-still-on-for-lisa-gheradinis-tomb-and-bones/950366/3 "2021-09-09T10:41:03Z")

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Thanks AK84. I’ve seen some dissenting comments on her status, stating that she was not a noblewoman. Are these statements false? Most reports I’ve seen state that she was a noblewoman.

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**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hunt-still-on-for-lisa-gheradinis-tomb-and-bones/950366/4 "2021-09-09T10:47:32Z")

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Depends on how you define “nobility”. That changed in time and place, often within the generation. She was a merchant’s wife but her maiden name; [Gheradini was](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gherardini_family) indeed one for a powerful and indeed noble family in Tuscany and northern Italy (they are still around today), but her own father was not particularly wealthy or influential.