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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> | ||
Six 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 [[Florence|Florentine]] merchant based in [[Rome]]. Upon approaching the merchant, Ezio was shocked to discover it was [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|his sister]]'s former fiancé – [[Duccio de Luca]].<ref name="ACB - DVD">''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - The Da Vinci Disapeparance]]</ref> | |||
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.<ref name="ACB - DVD"/> | 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.<ref name="ACB - DVD"/> | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 12 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]
Six 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]