Ultra HD Master (3 718 × 5 000 px)
High Renaissance
c. 1489–1490
Lady with an Ermine
Original title: Dama con l'ermellino
Leonardo da Vinci
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on walnut board
Dimensions:
54 cm × 39 cm
Date of Creation:
c. 1489–1490
Scan Resolution:
3 718 × 5 000 px
Archive File Size:
4.8 MB
Permanent Collection:
Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland
Historical Narrative
Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, holding a docile white ermine symbolizing purity and moderation.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Pioneered three-quarter dynamic turning posture (contrapposto) and subtle anatomical tension, capturing an instantaneous psychological reaction."
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