The Lady with an Ermine is a portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to around 1489 to 1491 and painted in oils on a panel of walnut wood. Its subject is Cecilia Gallerani, a mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, and it is one of only four surviving portraits of women painted by Leonardo, alongside Ginevra de' Benci, La Belle Ferronniere and the Mona Lisa.
Facts
Year CreatedCirca; Wikipedia dates it c. 1489-1491, start year used here. LocationCzartoryski Museum, Krakow, Poland 1 Connections
Created By
Painted by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1489-1491.
In Form
Portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1489-1491.
In Movement
Widely cited as an inaugural High Renaissance portrait.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Poland, located there.
Sources
1. Lady with an Ermine - Wikipedia
WikipediaLead section, second sentence, dating clause
Dated to c. 1489-1491, the work is painted in oils on a panel of walnut wood.
Lead section, second sentence, medium clause
the work is painted in oils on a panel of walnut wood
Lead section, closing sentence
Lady with an Ermine is now in the Czartoryski Museum in Kraków
Genre reference
The Lady with an Ermine is a portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to around 1489 to 1491 and painted in oils on a panel of walnut wood.
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