Petrarch's Triumph of Chastity in Leonardo's Lady with an Ermine

Christian, Kathleen (2001). Petrarch's Triumph of Chastity in Leonardo's Lady with an Ermine. In: Jones, Lars and Matthew, Louisa eds. Coming About ... A Festschrift for John Shearman. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Art Museums, pp. 33–40.

Abstract

Considers the possibility that Leonardo's 'Lady with an Ermine' was a bridal portrait in which the ermine references the chastity of married women.

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• 1-891771-11-6, 978-1-891771-11-8
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• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities > Art History
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Arts and Humanities
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• Kathleen Christian