This Da Vinci Painting Is Weirder Than It Seems. Heres Why

This piece is called Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci. Its a portrait of 16 yearold Cecilia Gallerani, the favorite mistress of the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. Its a painting created to commemorate the couple s relationship. A relationship that ended before the painting could even be completed due to Sforzas marriage to Beatrice dEste. Why did Leonardo da Vinci choose to include such a strange animal in this portrait Its probably not for the reason you might think Thanks for watching , arthistory, art, classicart, fineart, leonardodavinci, ladywithanermine, renaissance