Leonardo Da Vinci
Cecilia Gallerani

(Lady with an Ermine)

TITLE: LEONARDO DA VINCI PAINTING CECILIA GALLERANI

(Also know as LADY WITH AN ERMINE)

DATE: 1485

DA VINCI'S AGE: 33

PATRON: Ludovico Sforza (Duke of Milan)

~ Leonardo Da Vinci Painting Cecilia Gallerani ~

:Portrait of Ludovico Sforza's mistress.

SUBJECT MATTER:

Leonardo was commissioned to paint his Patron's mistress.

TYPE: Portrait, oils on Poplar wood

SIZE: 54 × 39 cm's

PRESENT LOCATION:

Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland.

INFORMATION:

The ermine which Cecilia is clasping is the signature symbol of her lover, Ludovico Sforza.

MORE INFORMATION:

Cecilia Gallerani was Ludovico Sforza's mistress.

AUTHENTICATION:

Completely the work of Leonardo Da Vinci.

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