Jenny Saville’s peers shunned painting in favour of alternative media such as photography, video and installations, the artist stuck to her guns and, unapologetically, worked on canvases as large as ...

Whether you are going to Milan for the architecture, fashion, art, history or as a starting point for exploring the Italian ...

When we admire great works of art, we rarely think about who the people depicted on the paintings are. Behind some famous paintings are real lives — romantic, dramatic or even exciting. We decided ...

One of the most beautiful creations by da Vinci, ‘Lady with an Ermine’ is believed to be painted during da Vinci’s time in Milan, and is the epitome of elegance. The subject is a woman who ...

Lady with an Ermine is as beautiful and beguiling a portrait as you will ever see. It’s even fascinating in a technical sense: the utter realism of the woman is achieved by the use of chiaroscuro and ...

Leonardo da Vinci, a two-part, four-hour documentary by veteran filmmaker Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, was broadcast on PBS in November. It is now available for streaming. The film ...

Leonardo da Vinci paints The Virgin on the Rocks and the portrait Lady with an Ermine. Leonardo da Vinci paints The Virgin on the Rocks – the most complex Madonna image of the entire Renaissance ...

Ken Burns and Sarah Burns discuss their new documentary "Leonardo da Vinci." The renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci is known the world over as the painter of the Mona Lisa. Leonardo also was an ...

Leonardo da Vinci's Lady With an Ermine (1489) depicts Cecilia Gallerani, a mistress of the Duke of Milan. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Fragrances were also believed to ward off disease.

Another extremely famous painting by da Vinci is ‘Lady with an Ermine’. The portrait is said to be of Cecilia Gallerani and she looks extremely calm, graceful, and elegant in da Vinci’s ...

But the jewel in the crown of its art collection is “The Lady with an Ermine,” an oil on wood artwork painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the late 15th century.