This Da Vinci Painting Is Weirder Than It Seems. Here's Why.
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- This piece is called Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci. It’s a portrait of 16 year-old Cecilia Gallerani, the favorite mistress of the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. It’s a painting created to commemorate the couple's relationship. A relationship that ended before the painting could even be completed due to Sforza’s marriage to Beatrice d’Este. Why did Leonardo da Vinci choose to include such a strange animal in this portrait? It’s probably not for the reason you might think! Thanks for watching!
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She’s in a gallery of her own at the museum in Kraków, a dark room softly lit with a spotlight on it. I sat in front of it ogling at how tendons, veins, individual hairs, and refraction in the irises are all portrayed, she stuns FAR more than the Mona Lisa
I love this. Thank you for sharing your experience seeing her!
The Mona Lisa is an ugly and badly painted painting.
@@ingridlinbohm7682 well paint it then lmfao
@@ingridlinbohm7682 It's just badly preserved, it looks totally different than when it was painted, also she used to have eye brows
I live in Kraków. A few years ago I had a dear friend from the States come to visit me. At the time, Lady with the Ermine was being housed at the National Museum here, while the Czartoryski Museum was undergoing renovations. I took my friend to the museum to see the painting, as she appreciated fine art. It was beautifully displayed in a darkened room by itself. We felt it was a privelege to see it. Thanks for doing a video on it.
Cecilia Gallerani, Beatrice d'Este and Isabella d'Este were such fascinating women, it surprises me that they have never gotten any biopics or shows about them.
Erhum-hum-hum-hum!!!..... Ginevra di Benci ?
Because those women were no part of an oppressed minority struggling for survival and equality....just maybe xD just not shocking enough for Hollywood
Profane.
@@raycigar6356 and yet we got a Top Gun sequel
Rightt? I want their story adapted into something😔
I was excited to see this painting pop up as today’s subject. I first saw it on the wall in a restaurant. During dinner I looked at it several times, finding it amusing. It’s certainly unique. Eventually, being several years later, I decided I needed a copy. Not knowing the real name of the painting, I did my search on “The Lady and a Weasel.” I ended up with a refrigerator magnet of the painting. (That describes my credentials as an art connoisseur.) I still find it amusing. Now I know it’s history.
"The Lady and a Weasel" is a very good guess and very close to the original name! Thank you for sharing your story. I love it!
bruh
awesome
You appreciated it . That's all that's necessary to be a part of art enthusiasm. Be well and I hope you enjoy your magnet still.
That's pretty funny and cool actually.
I saw the original not long before covid hit. I was standing in front of it, not too far, with no people around, just astonished that I could be that close to something created by great Leonardo himself. It was definitely a magical moment.
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.IT WAS.CROWDED AS HECK AND.AS USUAL.IT DISCOURAGED CONTEMPLATION AND KNOWLEDGE...AND.AS USUAL I.WAS SHOCKED AT THE DEPTH OF.SUBJECT
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The covid hitting had at least one benefit giving you complete privacy with the painting - I bet for a brief moment you felt like putting a mask on the realistic face. I'm Irish but I know that Poland was always a significant and civilised nation in the heart of Europe and should be a custodian of great art.
Most of the paintings in the museums are fakes, they don’t want to risk someone ruining a painting by throwing paint on it
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You mean I went to Paris to see a fake? Now I'll have to Moan missing the Mona. I'm planning to visit the Vatican but there's no Hope if you can't believe the Pope.
@@Martin-sp4zf I’ve been to both the Louvre and the Vatican. The Mona Lisa on exposition is a fake, the real one is kept in the Louvre archives. In Vatican you won’t see the pope, as he has his own private quarters and doesn’t mix with the tourists.
I saw this painting in person and it's really beautiful, more interesting than Mona Lisa in my opinion and instead of queuing for an hour to catch a glimpse from afar you can actually see it up close in a quiet room.
Thank you for sharing! I would love to see it in person someday.
Um, hopefully no so called, climate protestor is reading your statement...
I concentrated my viewing of his works in the hall adjacent to the Mona Lisa. I was not wowed by ML but the other paintings I could study in closeup were amazing.
I actually saw this painting in Cracow in the late 1990s. I stood in a queue not knowing what was at the end. Finally I reached the entrance which was guarded by heavily armed men. Only one person was allowed in the room. And there it was!! I had only ever seen Da Vinci’s masterpiece in books. It is astonishing!
Yes, that's how I saw it, one person at a time. I saw it while it was on temporary viewing in Gdansk sometime before 2014.
It’s always so fascinating to listen about paintings we used to know since forever, but because of this new amazing facts, perception of them is totally different ❤
Also, as a Polish I feel honoured that my country owns such important piece of art, saw it on my own in Cracow, truly hipnotizing
Agreed. I love it!
greetings from Tricity in Poland :-)
Just wanted to let you know, that your videos are so calming and inspiring. It's so good that I can always learn something new about art💗
Thank you so much!!
@@Art_Deco phenomenal narative as aways!!! You make art history very interesting. Thank you 🖌🎨🖼
agree! was thinking of posting something almost word for word of your post
Davinci didn't exist , it is the other humanity work .that is why the weird animal that got extinct .
That Da Vinci is just so damn talented. To think he thought of painting as an afterthought amongst his other talents.
This painting is in the magnificent Czartoryskich Museum in Krakow, I highly recommend visiting this museum, as well as Krakow itself
“sfumato” means “smoke”, referring to painting in many very thin, transparent layers of color. Leonardo championed this technique in the Mona Lisa.
Léo got burnt out on painting once he’d mastered it, that’s why he left many a painting unfinished, including one of a wealthy patron, who offered him basically anything he wanted to complete it. She was going ‘Oh, Leo, please, I need you! I’ll give you anything 👀 you want... ‘
He was just like ´Meh... nah, maybe later...’
they theorize he had an attention disorder, but he deserved more respect than he got, and no one who’s smart, especially like polymath smart, wants to be held to doing one thing for their entire life. Especially when it’s as tedious as painting can be, if it’s not giving you gratification. Many creative people have multiple outlets and their creative inspiration and curiosity and drive to explore and master a skill are what dictates what they concentrate on at the moment. It’s not like painting is ‘fun’ for everyone who does it, (or any art, for that matter). It can be a perfectionist agony. It’s the inspiration that compels, and the drive and gratification of creation, itself that rewards you.
Thank you for sharing this insight into the artistic genius mind. As someone who has never met an art that I didn't like, and didn't like me back, I have often been asked, why don't you do art for a living?
People don't grasp, when I create art, it is an expression of myself. When I am commissioned to create art, I am merely the machine that produces the results that are being paid for... because it doesn't matter whether I am satisfied with it or not.
Having the tools and skills to create something doesn't automatically infuse it with passion, and thus the joy becomes tedious work.
I have a framed copy of this painting (canvas transfer) hanging in my bedroom, as well as a copy of the Mona Lisa. It is a testament to Leonardo's versatility that he painted two extremely different women, judging by their different expressions, with such mastery. This subject appears modest, shy, mild-mannered. The Mona Lisa sits in a ladylike, outwardly demure manner--but her expression hints at a strong, bold personality, like a queen secretly snickering at her subjects. On a different note, I would like to add that, as an artist myself, an original painting executed well by a fine hand has a glow about it that even the best copies somehow fail to capture.
Your video always impressed me, it's so informative especially for someone like me who's never into art in the first place but the way you've delivered the facts and humour's just astounding which in turn make me appreciated the art and story behind it more, even learning about many pieces that I've never even heard before.
I'm so glad 😊 Thank you for your lovely comment!
Thank you for making the video about this painting!!! I practically grew up admiring this piece in my hometown in Poland! I made so many visits to this museum, i can't even count. Very beautiful and fascinating painting. It's my favorite piece of art ever ❤️
Mona Lisa do you have a comment on this comment? Mmmf! I never!
The ermine is a stoat in its winter-white coat, and not to be confused with the smaller weasel. The weasel does not change colour and has a short tail. The stoat is not the long tailed weasel, that is an american species. The one in her hands is exceptionally large and may be an albino ferret (domesticated polecat, often selected for albinism) as stoats (& weasels) are practically untameable and would not remain at all still if she was asked to sit holding one, she would get bitten..
Yeah i kind of think it’s just a ferret? they’ve been domesticated for a long time. They probably did look a little different
The stories behind art are just fascinating, it's like a reality tv drama
Whoever is running this channel: I absolutely love your videos! The analysis, animation, narration, EVERYTHING. I never realized how art could be such an interesting and beautiful subject ❤ It would be cool if could do a Q&A to learn more about who is behind making these videos. But for now, thank you so much for your videos!
Every video of yours is full of fascinating details. You have a knack for storytelling. Brilliant!
Oh my gosh. Thank you! That means so much 😊.
My first thought was, "Who would presume to change ANYTHING on a Da Vinci painting," but I hafta say, a black background really does look better.
It always surprises me people don’t know how diverse Da Vince’s skills were. He was so curious about everything that he tried everything, the guy was a true Jack of a lot of trades, especially creatively and artistically. To the point that painting was something he did to make a living but was drawn to other things far more often (which explains why so many of his paintings were never completed.
Outstanding video and phenomenal narration. Your enunciation is crystal clear, your tone is engaging and inviting, your light sarcasm is hilarious and well timed. Your videos are entertaining, informative and educational.
Thank you, Roberto! Your comments always bring a smile to my face. I appreciate them so much 😊
All the above may be true, but where did you get that pronunciation of ermine?? The second syllable isn't a possessive pronoun. It rhymes with gin, spin, Rin Tin Tin.
I love this painting. Cecilia Gallerani, looks so sharp and intelligent, a wonderful contrast to Da Vinci's portrait of Ginevra Benci (seen at 5:30 in this video), who (in this portrait at least) looks so stunningly blank and stupid. What a tragedy it is that Da Vinci did so few portraits.
I'm so amazed how much of their personality he was able to capture in his portraits. He was an incredible mind, a true gem!
U can see it live in krakow 😀
I need MORE of these videos , they are absolutely amazing.
Thank you for making a video about this piece of art, it's the most prized possession in the art collection of all the chapters of the National Museum in Poland and an iconic painting for the Poles.
She was in San Francisco in 2004 at the Palace of the Legion of Honor. Just her face was bannered throughout the city announcing her visit to the City By the Bay. Took my breath away. Seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece in person still stands out in my mind as a magical moment. Love this painting. ❤She’s had quite a journey, even being stolen during WWII.
You're so much better explaining about art then my own art teacher back in the 80s 🇦🇺🤩 keep bringing the amazing work 💖
Aw, thank you! This warmed my heart!😍
@@Art_Deco You know if you hold an ermine to your chest you could warm your heart too. Sorry I couldn't resist.😁
Hi ! Great analysis as usual :) There is one evidence that this paiting was part of collection made by Habsbourg emperor Rudolph II in 16th century. My art history teacher told us that historians found a letter in german that said: "There was one painting of a lady with a little white dog." So perhaps this work was in Prague collection during Renessaince era...
It isn't evidence.
It is evidence. It is not proof.@@katl3892
I love this painting and had it professionally framed after taking it out of an art book I had, many years ago now. It hangs in my dining room, a beautiful painting I think. Great video thanks for your work.
Ermine is the name given to a weasel when its fur turns white during the winter. Sadly they were also highly prized for their fur which was sewn as trim into garments for the wealthy.
One thing I've learned from this series is that some artists of great renown were not immune from creating "memes" of their own, in the past, I think. It actually brings the art works to life, IMO.
I recently had the pleasure to find your videos and they are *amazing*
Truely amazing
Wow! Thank you so much!
Davinci was such a rare talent with so many genius like abilities. Many of his paintings have deeper stories within them such as of course the Mona Lisa. Another one is the Madonna of the Rocks. That would be an interesting video too.
I am absoloutly thrilled every time I see you have posted. Love your videos and hope you can continue making this amazing content for us
Thank you so so much! I'm excited to start on the next one!
The ermine in the first portrait is odd enough looking that it's one of a handful of art works that inspired the late Mike Resnick to write a science fiction novel based this one. (Lady With An Alien).
Yeah, a good writer can take inspiration from virtually anything.
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman is also said to be partly inspired by this painting. The animal characters are kind of spirits that have physical body and ability to communicate. If separated both parties will suffer. Basically an atheist children's fantasy, i guess.
I love your videos! I get more knowledge of art, it's painters, and history all at once. If you accept request, may I request "Miranda" by Thomas Francis Dicksee? I'm not sure if it has to have a in depth backstory with drama or politics so maybe it may not be worth a video. Maybe just a RUclips short? You don't have to either ofc.
I love requests! I'll look into that one. Thank you 😊
This is my favorite DaVinci painting. I’ve seen the original in Kraków. It’s incredible.
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I have a 16x20 print of this. I’ve always loved it!!!❤
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it was ground breaking because her pose is not in the contemporary profile style. also for native english speakers the animal is pronounced 'uhr-min'
Leonardo da Vinci was probably the most brilliant man to ever live. His curiosity, intuition and intellectual reasoning are unmatched.
i used to hate interpreting art in school, now here i am, watching all your videos
"If it's a dog, it's a very ugly one."
Lmao, just imaging an 18th century noble women uttering those words make me laugh
I can just imagine a bunch of people looking at it and trying to figure out what the fuck it was
Ah the small detail of writing "Dawinci" on the painting as there's no v in Polish alphabet
You know the young girl commissioned Leonardo to paint the painting because it showed how she felt after she was dumped. There she was holding an irmine sure but what she saw was a weasel.
I'd love to see this one in person - few reproductions can ever truly capture the spirit of a painting (as anyone whose been to the gift shop at the end of an exhibition can attest - the painting that took your breath away looks lifeless in the books and 'cheaper' copies for sale. High end art prints are/can be an exception.)
If a painting intrigues you from a book or on screen, then you know the real thing is on a whole other level.
Thank-you for another exceptional offering - especially of a painting I think I've only seen mentioned once before!
If you havent already, you should do a video on Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, because it's one of my absolute favorite pieces.
Another class on fine art and history. Thank you!
Not only is that Ermine buff but it is HUGE! They are actually so tiny.
Thank you for your very interesting video on this painting and have a few comments on the “ermine” depicted.
The comment about it being a “ugly dog” lead me to further closer inspection of the ‘ermine’ in the picture.
Size: it appears too large to be an ermine (stoat). It appears to be the larger member of the mustelid farmily, a ferret.
Ears: Weasels, ermine/stoat and ferret, have different shaped ears, being smooth rounded edge not with the slight kink.
Paws: weasels have five digits and claws (ten fingers and ten toes). There appears to be only four on each of the front paws like dogs.
Unusual differences for a scientifically accomplished artist to make.
I have had pet ferrets, and have one now so noticed the details, when claw clipping and inspecting ears, that I have given.
This is my second favorite painting I think. My favorite is the Girl with the Pearl Earring, I really enjoy these videos
good taste!
Both are beautiful. I made a video on Girl with a Pearl Earring as well, just last week!
@@Art_Deco I watched it! I love the painting even more now that I know more about it. It's so fascinating to get context for these works
Ermine ( not weasel ) was the status quo fur for royalty,and the most sought after fur for court presentations and official portraiture.
This is the content I want to watch:
Educational, funny, witty
Very well done, good editing, voice tone, narration a 💯💯💯💯💯💯
Super video ! I am so interested in Renaissance, and all the dramatic impossible relationships, versus the political marriages. And about Da vinci, did you do an essay about Salvator mundi ?
Again fascinating to hear all the history and explanations behind this painting. Definitely alters the way I view the painting now.
Inspires me to know more .
Thank you for another brilliant film. Bless you
I have a jigsaw of this painting and I am so pleased to read about its fascinating history. Thank you very much indeed.
Wow! This painting has been through a lot! Lol! It seems Leonardo had a type of woman that became his muse... sorta speak. I was thinking how much she looked like the Mona Lisa, and then you said it! Lol! Awesome video as usual 👌
Thank you, Rob! Great minds think alike! 🤔
@@Art_Deco 🤣🤣🤣👍
This is one of my fave paintings. More than the Mona Lisa actually.
He was 37. She was 16. He's painted as a weasel in this painting... 😐 I see nothing wrong here. 😊
I heard about this painting since my childhood because Poles are incredibly proud that we have one of Leonardo's paintings in our country.
Also you could have added that originally background of the painting consisted of a ladscape but it was badly demaged bc of poor storing conditions and Leonardo's experimental painting techniques. Izabela Czartoryska ordered to paint it black to cover the demage and so it would match better other (mostly baroque) paintings in her gallery. Those had dark backgrounds. There's a whole debate if the black paint should be removed or not.
It would be fun if you ever did a video about Izabela Czartoryska. She had a cute little habit of stealing artworks from other people homes and museums so she could add them to her collection. Everybody knew she stole but noone could really stop her
My favorite of Leonardo's works. Mona Lisa is over-hyped. Loved the thoughts about the Lady and her ermine.
I absolutly LOVE your insights into these paintings. Thank you for all of your research and work.
I've loved every vid I've seen so far on this channel. Next time I have a chunk of leisure time, I'm going to binge the hell out it.
To think she knew it was a daVinci painting and still had the audacity to PAINT OVER IT!!!!! (Just the background, I know but STILLLL)
Also I love these videos!!! So great to hear some of the stories behind these masterpieces, as well as tidbits about the artists lives!
Love the history, thank you. I would wonder who thinks of Da Vinci primarily as "a master artist" without his other skills and genius? I've always thought his engineering accomplishments , scientific interests and invention to be of greater interest (The Mona Lisa notwithstanding.)
There are only eight paintings by Leonardo that are universally accepted as authentic, and this work doesn't fall in that category. But how can it not? It incorporates every technique that Leonardo ever used; from the sfumato effect on the edges, to her delicately designed hands. Although it can't be called an "underrated masterpiece", it's definitely unjustly overshadowed by the Mona Lisa. In my opinion, there's so much more to discover in this painting. So many little details that one has to investigate. I understand the old-as-time mystery of the Mona Lisa's smile, but really, what's so mysterious about it? It's just a smile. And then there's the whole controversy about the sitter, and I don't know why historians make this such a big deal. Artists quite often didn't indicate who the sitter was (especially during the 15th and 16th centuries). This would usually be done in letters to the commissioners, or vice versa. Another beautiful and eerie aspect that I think surpasses the Mona Lisa is the painting's background. As you probably know, being a connoisseur in art, Leonardo was the first artist to use a non-static background in a portrait. Obviously the Mona Lisa is the most famous example of this, but also his portrait of Ginevra de' Benci. Despite this, five of his other portraits - namely "Lady with an Ermine", "Portrait of a Musician", "La Belle Ferronniere", "Salvator Mundi" (uncertain) and "Saint John the Baptist" - have static, dark backgrounds which give the works a certain eerie, mysterious feel to them, much like that of Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring", which I think is definitely more unearthly than the Mona Lisa.
@@PotatoeSnow I don't know, I'm not the person who dubbed it inauthentic.
The algorithm brought me to you. I am glad to have found another channel to binge on my never ending journey of addiction to my phone
I'm so glad fate (aka the algorithm) has brought you over to my little corner of the internet! Welcome 😊
he did not invent the helicopter....he had sketches of something more or less similar
Great content. DaVinci, was way ahead of his time.
He's fascinating! If I could have dinner with a famous person, death of alive, it would be him!
*dead or alive* oops!
I look forward to your videos and enjoy learning about these remarkable pieces of art
Thank you very much!
@@Art_Deco the animal is the pre-baby, not 37. It announced her pregnancy.
The Polish are so proud of this painting they made an action film centered around it, Oceans 11 style.
Ah! Uwielbiam "Vinci" ❤
Weszłam w komentarze mają nadzieję, że ktoś o nim wspomni 😍
@@ChisaiHoshi no jak na polskie warunki to jeden z lepszych filmów ;)
This painting is so much more interesting than his other works.
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I saw this painting in the Pallazzo Pitti in Firenze,Italia many years ago and I included this in an interior painting that I made when I lived there.I painted the poster of this image in the kitchen of the interior that I painted.
Why did kings have more than wife? I know it was common back then, but how can a man disrespect his wife by bringing another wife or mistress??!!
I'm in love with how abrupt the ending is. "And he died in jail. BYE."
In the UK at least an ermine is a symbol of nobility pointing towards the duke perhaps
I saw it at Wawel in Kraków few years ago...its owned by a polish family. Beautiful piece
The expression: "it cost an arm and a leg", came from the fact that arms and legs were difficult, hence, expensive to paint, the cost to paint fingers and dog toes must have been astronomical! Could Master Da Vinci have been showing off his skills!
The Girl with a Pearl Necklace looks an awful lot like Da Vinci's work!
The way paintings have been treated over the centuries, it's amazing that any have survived
This would be a GREAT miniseries
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His best portrait imo.
Any chance you could make a video about the triumph of truth by Hans von Aachen? I saw it in Detroit and can’t figure out all of the symbolism that it appears to have. It’s very beautiful!
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I love these art history videos of yours!
Always preferred this work to the Mona Lisa. Seems better executed and if it's the same 'model' this was definite improvement.
Ah... I'm going to hell. When you mentioned how the Duke died in prison I cackled 💅btw, whatever happened to his official wife?
I believe she died during childbirth in her early 20s 😞
Love this channel! Thank you 👍♥️
There is something very sensual and enigmatic about this portrait.
The amount of symbolism in this is abosulty fantastic?
Cannot say this enough. But I absolutely love your videos❤
Thank you, twinkle!
This background story is so heartbreaking it's beautiful 😭💔
Wonderfully educational and gladly learned! Thank you for the great video. I'm hooked.
Love looking painting love your channel
the painting was bought by Aleksander (Prince) CZARTORYSKI!
Imagine being so attached to your self-portrait and wanting everyone to know it's yours, only for the next owner to have it changed and add someone else's name.
Ermine - pronounced er-min (not er-mine). Otherwise great video and I LOVE this painting!
There was a copy of this painting in my grandfather’s family house! 😁
Seen in krakow last month. Fantastic city wil be back again
It makes me laugh when people say 'oh, maybe they added the ermine to conceal a pregnancy '. Like the artist couldn't just paint a non-pregnant shape? It's not photography. You can make it look any way you want it to.
I am greatly impressed by Da Vinci's resume.
I love your videos, they are really interesting and funny at the same time. 🙂
Glad you like them! Thank you!!