Cecilia Gallerani

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Cecilia Gallerani
Cecilia Gallerani as The Lady with an Ermine, painted by Leonardo da Vinci around 1489 and displayed at the Czartoryski Museum in Kraków
Born	early 1473 Siena, Republic of Siena
Died	1536 (aged 62–63) Castle of San Giovanni in Croce, near Cremona, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Known for	being the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Lady with an Ermine being the mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan
Spouse	Ludovico Carminati de' Brambilla ​ ​ (m. 1492; died 1514)​
Children	by Ludovico Sforza Cesare Sforza by Ludovico Carminati de' Brambilla Giovan Pietro Girolamo Francesco Ascanio Maria Felice
Parent(s)	Fazio Gallerani Margherita Busti

Cecilia Gallerani (Italian pronunciation: [tʃeˈtʃiːlja ɡalleˈraːni]; early 1473 – 1536) was the favourite and most celebrated of the many mistresses of Ludovico Sforza, known as Lodovico il Moro, Duke of Milan. She is best known as the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting The Lady with an Ermine (circa 1489). While posing for the painting, she invited Leonardo, who at the time was working as court artist for Sforza, to meetings at which Milanese intellectuals discussed philosophy and other subjects. Cecilia herself presided over these discussions.