Lady with an Ermine, Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci·Lady with an Ermine·c. 1489–91·Oil on walnut panel·National Museum, Kraków↓

Leonardo da Vinci Italian, 1452 – 1519

Lady with an Ermine, c. 1489–91

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Cecilia Gallerani, a teenage member of the Milanese court and mistress of Ludovico Sforza, turns as if someone has just entered the room. The ermine in her arms is a pun on her name and an emblem of Ludovico himself.

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Watch how the ermine's twist echoes Cecilia's: the animal's paw and her long hand mirror each other.

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