Lady with an Ermine
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Lady with an Ermine is a renowned Renaissance portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting Cecilia Gallerani holding a white ermine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady with an Ermine canonical | 2 |
| Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci | 1 |
| Leonardo da Vinci – Lady with an Ermine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1033244 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lady with an Ermine Context triple: [Leonardo da Vinci, notableWork, Lady with an Ermine]
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A.
The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio is a large, allegorical 1855 oil painting by Gustave Courbet that presents a symbolic panorama of mid-19th-century French society gathered around the artist at work.
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B.
Luncheon of the Boating Party
Luncheon of the Boating Party is a celebrated Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting a lively social gathering of friends dining on a balcony overlooking the Seine.
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C.
Madonna of the Chair
Madonna of the Chair is a celebrated circular Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary tenderly embracing the Christ Child, renowned for its warmth, intimacy, and harmonious composition.
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D.
The Milkmaid
The Milkmaid is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Johannes Vermeer depicting a domestic servant quietly pouring milk in a kitchen interior.
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E.
The Bird in a Cage
The Bird in a Cage is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtly love and confinement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lady with an Ermine Target entity description: Lady with an Ermine is a renowned Renaissance portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting Cecilia Gallerani holding a white ermine.
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A.
The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio is a large, allegorical 1855 oil painting by Gustave Courbet that presents a symbolic panorama of mid-19th-century French society gathered around the artist at work.
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B.
Luncheon of the Boating Party
Luncheon of the Boating Party is a celebrated Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting a lively social gathering of friends dining on a balcony overlooking the Seine.
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C.
Madonna of the Chair
Madonna of the Chair is a celebrated circular Renaissance painting by Raphael depicting the Virgin Mary tenderly embracing the Christ Child, renowned for its warmth, intimacy, and harmonious composition.
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D.
The Milkmaid
The Milkmaid is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Johannes Vermeer depicting a domestic servant quietly pouring milk in a kitchen interior.
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E.
The Bird in a Cage
The Bird in a Cage is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtly love and confinement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance painting
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painting ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Renaissance portraiture
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one of Leonardo da Vinci's major portraits ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | attributed with certainty to Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| collection | Czartoryski Museum ⓘ |
| commissionContext |
Lordship of Milan
ⓘ
surface form:
court of Milan
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| commissionedBy | Ludovico Sforza ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| creator | Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| currentOwner |
Republic of Poland
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surface form:
Polish state
|
| depictionDetail |
sitter turned to the right
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three-quarter view of sitter ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cecilia Gallerani
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ermine ⓘ white ermine ⓘ |
| depictsAnimal | ermine ⓘ |
| depictsPerson | Cecilia Gallerani ⓘ |
| genre | portrait ⓘ |
| height | 54 cm ⓘ |
| iconography | symbolic use of ermine ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 1489
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circa 1490 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| location | Kraków ⓘ |
| material | oil on wood ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| museumCity | Kraków ⓘ |
| museumCountry | Poland ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dark background
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detailed rendering of hands ⓘ subtle modeling of light and shadow ⓘ |
| orientation | portrait orientation ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Dama con l'ermellino ⓘ |
| owner |
Czartoryski Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Czartoryski family collection
|
| patron | Ludovico Sforza ⓘ |
| period |
Renaissance
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance
|
| placeOfCreation | Milan ⓘ |
| subjectName | Cecilia Gallerani ⓘ |
| subjectRole | mistress of Ludovico Sforza ⓘ |
| subjectSex | female ⓘ |
| support | wood panel ⓘ |
| technique | sfumato ⓘ |
| title | Lady with an Ermine self-link ⓘ |
| width | 40 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lady with an Ermine Description of subject: Lady with an Ermine is a renowned Renaissance portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting Cecilia Gallerani holding a white ermine.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci
this entity surface form:
Leonardo da Vinci – Lady with an Ermine