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Portrait of an unknown woman, incorrectly known as "La belle Ferronniere"
Leonardo da Vinci15th Century
Rmn-Grand Palais
Paris, France, France
Belonging to the collection of Francis I, this three-quarter bust portrait is of a lady of the court. She was wrongly renamed "La Belle Ferronnière" ("Ferronnière" being the wife or daughter of an ironmonger) in 1709 during an inventory conducted by Nicolas Bailly (1659-1736).
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- Title: Portrait of an unknown woman, incorrectly known as "La belle Ferronniere"
- Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Paris, musée du Louvre
- Date Created: 15th Century
- Location Created: Milan, Italie
- Physical Dimensions: 63 x 45 cm
- Original Language: French
- Provenance: Collection Rothschild
- Type: Painting
- Publisher: Rmn-Grand Palais
- Original Source: Paris, musée du Louvre
- Rights: France, Paris, musée du Louvre. Collection de François Ier. Département des Peintures. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) - © Michel Urtado
- External Link: Agence photo de la Réunion des musées nationaux-Grand Palais
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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