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

Other works by Leonardo da Vinci


Leonardo da Vinci Studies of Male Figures
Studies of Male Figures
c. 1480-81

Leonardo da Vinci Sketches of the Head and Shoulders of a Woman
Sketches of the Head and Shoulders of a Woman
c. 1489-90

Leonardo da Vinci The Virgin and Child with a Cat
The Virgin and Child with a Cat
c. 1481

Leonardo da Vinci Sketches for an Adoration of the Shepherds with Angels
Sketches for an Adoration of the Shepherds with Angels
c. 1478

Leonardo da Vinci Proportional Study of the Eye and the Face
Proportional Study of the Eye and the Face
c. 1489