Some experts claim that the aesthetic foundation of the composition was inspired by the painting "Opening of the Fifth Seal" by El Greco (1614)
The colors operate independently of the shapes
Religious painting in realistic style by the Italian Leonardo da Vinci
Artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida
The painting The Mona Lisa is the most carefully guarded painting in the world and is currently housed in the Louvre
da vinci lady ermine Dimensions (inches):69 x 50" Some experts claim that theLady with an Ermine (c. 14891490) is an oil portrait on walnut panel by Leonardo da Vinci, preserved in the Czartoryski Museum, Krakw. It depicts Cecilia Gallerani, a young woman of the Milanese court, turned in three quarter view. She wears a braided headdress pulling the hair back, a dress with wide sleeves trimmed in red, and a fine black necklace around her neck. In her arms she holds a white ermine, shown restless, its body tense and head raised.