Da Vinci
Pen and ink on paper, 1490.
The drawing which depicts a man in two superimposed positions within a square
and circle is named after the architect Vitruvius because it is accompanied by a
text which is based on the architect’s work. The Vitruvian Man is held by the
Gallerie dell’Academia in Venice, Italy, but it is not permanently displayed.
Lady with an Ermine
Oil on wood panel, 1490. The painting is one of only four Leonardo da Vinci’s female
portraits next to La belle ferronniere, Ginevra de’ Benci and Mona Lisa. Lady with an Ermine
is displayed in the Czartoryski Museum, Krakow, poland