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[[File:Lady with an Ermine.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The ''Lady with an Ermine'']] | [[File:Lady with an Ermine.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The ''Lady with an Ermine'']] | ||
[[Leonardo da Vinci | [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s '''''Lady with an Ermine''''' was a depiction of {{wiki|Cecilia Gallerani}}, mistress of the Duke of [[Milan]]. | ||
Painted 1489-90, the painting was eventually purchased by the [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and placed in the gallery at the [[Villa Auditore]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The painting was later lost during the [[Papacy|Papal]] attack on [[Monteriggioni]], led by the [[Templar]] [[Cesare Borgia]].<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | Painted 1489-90, the painting was eventually purchased by the [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and placed in the gallery at the [[Villa Auditore]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The painting was later lost during the [[Papacy|Papal]] attack on [[Monteriggioni]], led by the [[Templar]] [[Cesare Borgia]].<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:30, 10 September 2013
Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine was a depiction of Cecilia Gallerani, mistress of the Duke of Milan.
Painted 1489-90, the painting was eventually purchased by the Ezio Auditore da Firenze and placed in the gallery at the Villa Auditore.[1] The painting was later lost during the Papal attack on Monteriggioni, led by the Templar Cesare Borgia.[2]
Five years after the attack on Monteriggioni, in 1506, Ezio Auditore – whilst looking for a kidnapped Leonardo – learned that the Lady with an Ermine held part of a map identifying the location of the Temple of Pythagoras, and that the painting was in the possession of a Florentine merchant based in Rome. Upon approaching the merchant, Ezio was shocked to discover it was his sister's former fiancé – Duccio de Luca.[3]
Despite Ezio's attempts to remain civil, Duccio's insults against the former's sister saw him receive a stout punch to the face. After a prolonged fistfight between the Assassin and Duccio's entourage, Ezio retrieved the painting, and Duccio lay on the floor unconscious.[3]