Leonardo da Vinci

The Ermine as a Symbol of Purity and Moderation



Leonardo da Vinci - The Ermine as a Symbol of Purity and Moderation



Leonardo da Vinci
The Ermine as a Symbol of Purity and Moderation
c. 1489-94
91 mm diameter
Pen and ink over traces of black chalk on paper
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Bequeathed by Louis Colville Gray Clarke


Exhibitions

2011 Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan, Nr. 16

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Leonardo da Vinci Anatomical study of the human skull
Anatomical study of the human skull
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