For the portrait displayed on the wall has long been venerated as one of Leonardo da Vinci's most consummate achievements. He executed it, with outstanding finesse, in 1490.

In “What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci’s Most Mysterious Portrait,” Eden Collinsworth describes the circuitous journey taken by the 21-by-15-inch panel ...

KRAKOW, Poland -- No secret codes have come to light in a new digital examination of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Lady With an Ermine,” but the scan has revealed bolder hues, ...

The duke, who was da Vinci’s patron for 18 years, was nicknamed “the white ermine” — a mythical beast. The portrait is just one of only four portraits of women painted by da Vinci.

Leonardo da Vinci, Lady With an Ermine (c. 1489–91). Courtesy of the National Museum, Krakow. Henri Neuendorf December 15, 2016 Share Share This Article.

Poland's culture ministry is expected Thursday to buy a private art collection worth two billion euros that includes Leonardo da Vinci's "Lady with an Ermine". The 15th-century portrait of a young ...

Leonardo da Vinci, “Lady with an Ermine” (1489–91), oil on wood panel, 21 x 15 inches (54 x 39 cm) (image courtesy National Museum of Krakow) ...

Leonardo da Vinci, Lady with an Ermine (1489–91). Collection of the Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland.