Cecilia Gallerani

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Cecilia Gallerani was an Italian noblewoman and the celebrated mistress of Ludovico Sforza, best known as the subject of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting "Lady with an Ermine."

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Cecilia Gallerani canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian noblewoman
human
muse
associatedWith Leonardo da Vinci NERFINISHED
Ludovico Sforza NERFINISHED
Sforza court in Milan NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED
culture Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED
depictedAs young woman holding an ermine
describedAs cultivated and learned woman of the Milanese court
ethnicGroup Italian
fieldOfWork courtly culture
literature
gender female
hasRepresentation numerous later literary and historical studies
influenced the iconography of the cultured Renaissance mistress
knownFor beauty
intelligence
literary talent
languageSpoken Italian
Latin
memberOf Milanese ducal court NERFINISHED
movement Italian Renaissance court culture
name Cecilia Gallerani NERFINISHED
notableFor being the mistress of Ludovico Sforza
being the subject of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting "Lady with an Ermine"
her role in the Milanese Renaissance court
notableWork poetry (largely lost)
occupation courtier
noblewoman
patron of the arts
poet
partner Ludovico Sforza NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Leonardo da Vinci NERFINISHED
portrayedIn "Lady with an Ermine" NERFINISHED
relative Ludovico Sforza’s illegitimate son Cesare Sforza (her child with Ludovico) NERFINISHED
residence Castello Sforzesco, Milan NERFINISHED
Milan NERFINISHED
significantEvent became mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan
socialStatus nobility
timePeriod Italian High Renaissance NERFINISHED
late 15th century

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Lady with an Ermine depicts Cecilia Gallerani
Lady with an Ermine depictsPerson Cecilia Gallerani
Lady with an Ermine subjectName Cecilia Gallerani