text_original: He made use, also, of this device: Monna Lisa being very beautiful, he always employed, while he was painting her portrait, persons to play or sing, and jesters, who might make her remain merry, in order to take away that melancholy which painters are often wont to give to the portraits that they paint.
text_transcription: HE MADE USE ALSO OF THIS DEVICE MONA LISA BEING VERY BEAUTIFUL HE ALWAYS EMPLOYED WHILE HE WAS PAINTING HER PORTRAIT PERSONS TO PLAY OR SING AND JESTERS WHO MIGHT MAKE HER REMAIN MERRY IN ORDER TO TAKE AWAY THAT MELANCHOLY WHICH PAINTERS ARE OFTEN WONT TO GIVE TO THE PORTRAITS THAT THEY PAINT
phonemes: hiː mˌeɪd jˈuːs, ˈɔːlsoʊ, ʌv ðɪs dɪvˈaɪs: mˈɔnə lˈiːsə bˌiːɪŋ vˈɛɹi bjˈuːɾifəl, hiː ˈɔːlweɪz ɛmplˈɔɪd, wˌaɪl hiː wʌz pˈeɪntɪŋ hɜː pˈɔːɹtɹɪt, pˈɜːsənz tə plˈeɪ ɔːɹ sˈɪŋ, ænd dʒˈɛstɚz, hˌuː mˌaɪt mˌeɪk hɜː ɹᵻmˈeɪn mˈɛɹi, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə tˈeɪk ɐwˈeɪ ðæt mˈɛləŋkˌɑːli wˌɪtʃ pˈeɪntɚz ɑːɹ ˈɔfən wˈɔnt tə ɡˈɪv tə ðə pˈɔːɹtɹɪts ðæt ðeɪ pˈeɪnt.