File:The Ermine Hunt.png
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Summary
Leonardo da Vinci: The ermine as a symbol of purity
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| Title |
English: The Ermine Hunt English: Allegory with Ermine |
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drawing  |
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| Description |
This ten and brown ink over traces of black chalk on paper drawing depicts a hunter capturing an ermine. It is perhaps intended as the design for the reverse of a medal. According to legend, ermines will protect their immaculately white fur from soiling, even at the risk of death. This is why the ermine served as the visualisation of the knightly motto about personal honour: Better dead than dishonoured. |
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| Date | circa 1490 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Diameter 9.1 cm (3.5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PD.120-1961 (Fitzwilliam Museum) |
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| References |
Art UK artwork ID: the-ermine-as-a-symbol-of-purity-266537 |
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| Source/Photographer | https://www.wga.hu/html_m/l/leonardo/15sculpt/3ermine.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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