Lady with an Ermine
ArtistLeonardo da Vinci
Year1489-1490
MediumOil on walnut panel
LocationCzartoryski Museum, Krakow
About Lady with an Ermine
Portraits Cecilia Gallerani, mistress of the Duke of Milan. The ermine symbolizes purity and also references the Dukes emblem. Leonardos innovative three-quarter pose revolutionized portraiture. Looted by the Nazis during WWII. Polands most treasured painting.
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