Great portraits of women

Lady with an Ermine
1483-1490
Oil on wood
53.4 x 39.3 cm
Czartoryski Museum, Cracow

Leonardo has great portraits of women and all have a secret 
wistfulness. This quality is at its most appealing
in Cecilia Gallarani and in Ginevre de' Benci.


                                                       

Portrait of Ginevra Benci
1474-1476
Oil on wood
42 x 37 cm
National Gallery Art, Wahington, Dc

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