The Lady with an Ermine (Cecilia Gallerani)
- Artist
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Date
- 1489 - 1490 ; Milan , Italy
- Style
- High renaissance
- Genre
- Portrait
- Location
- Czartoryski Museum
The Lady with an Ermine is a remarkable portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, created during the High renaissance around 1489–1491. This Oil painting depicts Cecilia Gallerani, a mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, and was painted on a panel of walnut wood. It stands out as one of only four surviving portraits of women by Leonardo. The composition captures both the subject’s grace and Leonardo’s masterful technique, exemplifying the elegance and depth characteristic of the period’s portraiture.
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