Dama con l'ermellino
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Dama con l'ermellino is a renowned Renaissance portrait by Leonardo da Vinci depicting Cecilia Gallerani holding a white ermine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dama con l'ermellino canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5302395 — 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: Dama con l'ermellino Context triple: [Lady with an Ermine, originalTitle, Dama con l'ermellino]
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A.
Madame
Madame was the popular nickname of Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans, a 17th-century English princess who became a prominent figure at the French court of Louis XIV.
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B.
Della famiglia
Della famiglia is a 15th-century treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that explores family life, ethics, and the management of household and wealth in Renaissance society.
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C.
The Italian Woman
The Italian Woman is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Clara Williams.
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D.
La Fatarella
La Fatarella is a small rural municipality in the Terra Alta comarca of Catalonia, Spain, known for its traditional architecture and surrounding agricultural landscapes.
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E.
Madam
"Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
- 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: Dama con l'ermellino Target entity description: Dama con l'ermellino is a renowned Renaissance portrait by Leonardo da Vinci depicting Cecilia Gallerani holding a white ermine.
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A.
Madame
Madame was the popular nickname of Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans, a 17th-century English princess who became a prominent figure at the French court of Louis XIV.
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B.
Della famiglia
Della famiglia is a 15th-century treatise by Leon Battista Alberti that explores family life, ethics, and the management of household and wealth in Renaissance society.
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C.
The Italian Woman
The Italian Woman is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Clara Williams.
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D.
La Fatarella
La Fatarella is a small rural municipality in the Terra Alta comarca of Catalonia, Spain, known for its traditional architecture and surrounding agricultural landscapes.
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E.
Madam
"Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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portrait ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Leonardo's portraiture
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one of the four universally accepted female portraits by Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| collection |
Czartoryski Collection
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linked to:
Czartoryski Museum
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| commissionedBy | Ludovico Sforza ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| creator | Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cecilia Gallerani
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Italian noblewoman ⓘ ermine ⓘ half-length figure ⓘ hands holding an animal ⓘ profile turned to the right ⓘ three-quarter view ⓘ white ermine ⓘ young woman ⓘ |
| depictsAge | adolescent woman ⓘ |
| genre | portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette |
contrasting white of the ermine
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muted tones ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dark background
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dress with slashed sleeves ⓘ elaborate headdress ⓘ string of beads necklace ⓘ |
| iconography |
ermine as symbol of purity
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ermine associated with Ludovico Sforza ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 1489
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circa 1490 ⓘ |
| location |
Czartoryski Museum
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Kraków ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | High Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Milan ⓘ |
| period | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
attention to anatomical detail
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delicate modeling of the face ⓘ subtle chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| subjectName | Cecilia Gallerani ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | mistress of Ludovico Sforza ⓘ |
| subjectSex | female ⓘ |
| support | wood panel ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Lady with an Ermine ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dama con l'ermellino Description of subject: Dama con l'ermellino is a renowned Renaissance portrait by Leonardo da Vinci depicting Cecilia Gallerani holding a white ermine.
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