La Gioconda

Supper and Madonna Lisa, usually called La Gioconda -- carried to a high degree the art of composition and the science of light and shade and color.

A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Carlton J. H. Hayes 1923

Sometimes, Mona Lisa is known as La Gioconda, or "the smiling one".

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010

"La Gioconda" is the first play in which Duse has had beautiful words to speak, and a poetical conception of character to render; and her acting in it is more beautiful and more poetical than it was possible for it to be in "Magda," or in "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray."

Plays, Acting and Music A Book Of Theory Arthur Symons 1905

He has, besides, a certain dramatic gift, and the concerted music in 'La Gioconda' is powerful and effective.

The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. J. A. [Commentator] Fuller-Maitland 1892

The libretto of 'La Gioconda' is founded upon a gloomy play by Victor Hugo,

The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. J. A. [Commentator] Fuller-Maitland 1892

But opera in the estate illustrated by "La Gioconda" scarcely justifies even an elementary moral disquisition.

Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Henry Edward Krehbiel 1888

"La Gioconda" was the last opera brought forward in the winter season, which ended on December 22d, leaving two out of thirty promised subscription performances to be supplied on the return of Mr. Abbey's forces from Boston, whither they went for the holidays.

Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Henry Edward Krehbiel 1888

It was Ponchielli's "La Gioconda," with the following distribution of parts: La Gioconda, Mme. Nilsson; Laura Adorno, Mme. Fursch-Madi; La Cieca, Mme. Scalchi; Enzo Grimaldo, Signor Stagno;

Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time Henry Edward Krehbiel 1888

Tradition has long linked Gherardini to the painting, which is known in Italian as La Gioconda and in French as La Joconde.

Researchers to dig in convent tombs for bones of Mona Lisa model 2011

(In fact, the French and Italian names for her are La Joconde and La Gioconda; whence came our English "Mona Lisa"?)

Joan Z. Shore: Da Vinci Decoded? 2010