323. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian,

Lady with an Ermine (Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani),

1483-1490. Oil on panel, 54 x 39 cm.

Czartoryski Museum, Kraków.

 

 

Favourite portrait of the Duke of Milan, the Lady with an Ermine is part of a series of animated portraits painted by Leonardo in Milan: dynamism is given by the bust facing the left side of the panel and the head turned toward the right.