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Pair of gauntlets of Maximilian I, attributed to Lorenz Helmschmid, ca. 1490 at "The Last Knight" exhibit at the Met in 2019.

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Hieronymus Bosch, 1490

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Francesco Laurana (1430–1502)

Female bust, ideal portrait of Laura (?), ca. 1490 (?)

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

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Pair of Gauntlets, German, 1490

From the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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LADY WITH AN ERMINE /1490/ by LEONARDO DA VINCI

It is one of only four female portraits that Leonardo painted during his lifetime. The woman holding the ermine, or weasel, has been identified as Cecilia Gallerani, the mistress of the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, who Leonardo was working for at the time. She was just 16 years old at the time it was painted and was one of Leonardo’s closest female friends.

Different parts of this painting have been retouched over the years. The background has been darkened, which obscured a door that was originally present. Cecilia’s hair has been lengthened. The shadows between her fingers on her hand have been darkened. Her dress has been darkened as well.

Many aspects of this painting make it revolutionary and further support just how genius Leonardo was. First off, this oil painting was done in the very first years following the invention of oil as a medium. It appears that by this time, Leonardo had not only taken to the new art medium but had mastered it.

Second, Cecilia is depicted at a half turn, known as contrapposto, which was an art style actually invented by Leonardo. Prior to him, the sitters of portraits were usually depicted looking either straight on or in full profile.

Thirdly, the very soft and subtle shading (shading without borders) that can be seen on Cecelia’s neck and face, called sfumato, was a technique also invented by Leonardo. In fact, his fingerprints were found on the painting, suggesting that he used his fingers to blend the paint.

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Child playing with a toy windmill, Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1480/90