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Encyclopedia > Cecilia Gallerani with an Ermine
Lady with an Ermine

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Lady with an Ermine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (518 words)
The Lady with an Ermine is a 1485 painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
Its subject is Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of Lodovico Sforza, Duke of Milan.
Strictly speaking, the animal in the painting appears to be not an ermine but a white ferret, a species favoured in the Middle Ages due to the ease of seeing the animal in thick undergrowth.
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