Sofia Gherardini

Sofia Gherardini is the mother of Lisa Gherardini. She lives in Rome with her husband, Tomaso, and came to Florence to find her missing daughter. However, she got more than she bargained for when she discovered Lisa was now an artist's apprentice, going by her dad's name.

Biography
Sofia was saddened when Lisa ran away from Rome to Florence become a painter and avoid marrying Signor Buffini.

Under the name of Tomaso, Lisa won the city art's contest with a painting of her mother. (Angels and Cherubs)

Sofia came to Florence desperate to find her daughter who ran away from her arranged marriage to become a painter. She encountered the crook Giacomo who tried to trick her, saying her he knew where Lisa was so that he could claim the reward of 100 Florins. When Leonardo da Vinci saw this, he intervened and ended up getting arrested along with Giacomo for breaching the curfew.

The following day, now aware of her mum's arrival, Lisa reunited with her mum but lied, saying she was already married, to avoid returning home. The gang then tried to fool Sofia with an elaborate charade, with Niccolo Machiavelli pretending to be Lisa's husband. Sofia saw through this and Mac was forced to reveal the truth. Sofia then came to Verrocchio's workshop where she saw Lisa's achievements and her winning portrait of her. Sofia left only to encounter Giacomo again. Paying him off, she then said goodbye to Lisa, promising to write. (Lost and Found)

Personality
Sofia cared very much for her daughter and feared for her safety that she should break the law and be a painter. However she was clearly moved after seeing devoted Lisa was to art and accepted that was what she wanted to do.