Lady with an Ermine (Dama con l'ermellino) by Leonardo da Vinci

High Renaissance

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Basic Information

TitleLady with an Ermine (Dama con l'ermellino)

ArtistLeonardo da Vinci (c. 1489-1490)

Datec. 1489-1490

MediumOil on wood (walnut panel)

Dimensions54 cm x 39 cm

CollectionCzartoryski Museum, Krakow

Historical Context

Widely accepted as Leonardo's greatest portrait. Sitter is Cecilia Gallerani, young mistress of Ludovico Sforza. Painted when Cecilia was approximately seventeen, serving both as celebration of beauty and coded political statement -- the ermine symbolized purity and alluded to Ludovico's Order of the Ermine. Recent analysis revealed the portrait was originally larger.

Artistic Appreciation

Revolutionary sense of captured movement and psychological presence. Implied body twist creates dynamic life. Ermine serves as heraldic symbol, moral emblem, and compositional device. Masterful sfumato in skin, fur, and background. Established new paradigm for portraiture.

Leonardo da Vinci

Lady with an Ermine (Dama con l'ermellino)

Name: Lady with an Ermine (Dama con l'ermellino) by Leonardo da Vinci — Ultra-HD Digital Reproduction
Brand: Gallerixes
SKU: 2e3ed3bd2510
Price: 1.99 USD
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Visual Description

Cecilia in three-quarter profile, body slightly turned left. Right hand cradles white ermine against chest. She gazes outside the picture plane. Long loose hair over left shoulder held by thin band. Richly embroidered dark gown. Dark background silhouettes figure dramatically. Ermine rendered with meticulous attention to fur.

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