Lady with an Ermine facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Lady with an Ermine |
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| Italian: Dama con l'ermellino, Polish: Dama z gronostajem | |
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| Artist | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Year | 1489–90 |
| Type | Oil on wood panel |
| Subject | Cecilia Gallerani |
| Dimensions | 54 cm × 39 cm (21 in × 15 in) |
| Location | National Museum, Kraków, Poland |
Lady with an Ermine (Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani) (Italian: Dama con l'ermellino Polish: Dama z gronostajem) is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It was painted between 1489 and 1490. The subject of the portrait is Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. Leonardo was in the service of the Duke at the time the portrait was painted. The ermine was a symbol of purity for Leonardo. Lady with an Ermine is displayed in the Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland.
Images for kids
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Detail of the lady's head
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Detail of the ermine
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The Ermine Hunt (c. 1490), a pen and ink drawing by Leonardo da Vinci
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"Monuments Men" – Frank P. Albright, Everett Parker Lesley, Joe D. Espinosa – and Polish liaison officer Karol Estreicher pose with the painting upon its return to Poland in April 1946.
See also
In Spanish: La dama del armiño para niños
