da vinci lady ermine Dimensions (inches):69 x 50" The painting The Mona Lisa

The painting The Mona Lisa is the most carefully guarded painting in the world and is currently housed in the Louvre

which serves as an allegory for the cycle of life and femininity

"Azul II" (1961) is part of the emblematic triptych titled "Blue Triptych"

Some experts claim that the aesthetic foundation of the composition was inspired by the painting "Opening of the Fifth Seal" by El Greco (1614)

where Cézanne spent a lot of time in the late 19th century

da vinci lady ermine Dimensions (inches):69 x 50" The painting The Mona LisaLady with an Ermine (c. 14891490) is an oil portrait on walnut panel by Leonardo da Vinci, preserved in the Czartoryski Museum, Krakw. It depicts Cecilia Gallerani, a young woman of the Milanese court, turned in three quarter view. She wears a braided headdress pulling the hair back, a dress with wide sleeves trimmed in red, and a fine black necklace around her neck. In her arms she holds a white ermine, shown restless, its body tense and head raised.