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Cecilia Gallerani. Cecilia Gallerani ( Italian pronunciation: [tʃeˈtʃiːlja ɡalleˈraːni]; early 1473 – 1536) was the favourite and most celebrated of the many mistresses of Ludovico Sforza, known as Lodovico il Moro, Duke of Milan. She is best known as the subject of Leonardo da Vinci 's painting The Lady with an Ermine ( circa 1489).
- (by Ludovico Sforza): Cesare Sforza Visconti, (by Ludovico Carminati de' Brambilla): 4 children
Mar 17, 2024 · A drawing of Cecilia Gallerani by Leonardo da Vinci (15th century). A live ermine may not seem like a natural accessory for a young lady, but it wasn’t quite as odd in Renaissance Italy ...
Sep 21, 2020 · Leonardo da Vinci, The Lady with the Ermine (presumed to be Cecilia Gallerani) 1489-90, oil on panel, Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland. In 1482, Leonardo da Vinci left his hometown of Florence for a new opportunity. He had managed to gain employment at the court of Milan, where Ludovico Sforza “Il Moro” reigned as the de facto duke.
Lady with an Ermine. The Lady with an Ermine [n 1] is a portrait painting widely attributed to the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. Dated to c. 1489–1491, the work is painted in oils on a panel of walnut wood. Its subject is Cecilia Gallerani, a mistress of Ludovico Sforza ("Il Moro"), Duke of Milan; Leonardo was painter to the ...
- 54 cm × 39 cm (21 in × 15 in)
- Leonardo da Vinci
- 1489–1491
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May 23, 2022 · Her name is almost certainly Cecilia Gallerani, but she is better known as the “Lady With an Ermine,” so named for the lithe white creature in her lap. One of only four known portraits ...
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Dec 9, 2023 · The portrait Lady with an ermine (1489-1490) by Leonardo Da Vinci depicts Cecilia Gallerani, the teenage mistress of Ludovico Sforza, the regent and later the Duke of Milan. While some scholars doubted this identification, ample evidence affirms Cecilia Gallerani is the subject of Lady with an ermine. The earliest mention of the portrait ...
This commission would engender one of the most fascinating portraits in Western European art, The Lady with an Ermine. The young woman portrayed in the painting, Cecilia Gallerani, was born into a non-noble family,as evidenced by her simple dress in the painting. She first entered the Duke’s service as a lady-in-waiting, but soon became a ...
