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Cecilia Gallerani

1473 - 1536

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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 Lady with an Ermine (c. 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. Gallerani herself presided over these discussions. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cecilia Gallerani is the 43rd most popular celebrity (down from 42nd in 2019), the 1,567th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,478th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Celebrity.

Cecilia Gallerani was a mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. She is most famous for being Leonardo da Vinci's muse and the subject of his painting Lady with an Ermine.

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Among celebrities, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 43 out of 265. Before her are Peggy Guggenheim, Myrtle Corbin, Black Dahlia, Anna Nicole Smith, Stańczyk, and Armi Kuusela. After her are Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Sultan Kösen, Joseph Augustus Zarelli, Albert Pierrepoint, Isabel Preysler, and Emilie Louise Flöge.

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Among people born in 1473, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 10. Before her are James IV of Scotland, Georg von Frundsberg, Thomas Wolsey, John Corvinus, Henry IV, Duke of Saxony, and Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury. After her are Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, Hans Burgkmair, Maddalena de' Medici, James III of Cyprus, and Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. Among people deceased in 1536, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 13. Before her are Baldassare Peruzzi, Germaine of Foix, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, John of Leiden, William Tyndale, and Garcilaso de la Vega. After her are Gil Vicente, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Ibn Kemal, Felice della Rovere, Jacob Hutter, and Juan Pizarro.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 1,567 out of 5,161. Before her are Adaloald (602), Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1586), Myia (-600), Nicholas of Tolentino (1245), Giovanni Legrenzi (1626), and Francesco Maria Piave (1810). After her are Amy Adams (1974), Giovanni Lajolo (1935), Julian Cesarini (1398), Arsenius the Great (354), Pier Luigi Nervi (1891), and Gian Maria Visconti (1388).

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Among CELEBRITIES In Italy

Among celebrities born in Italy, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 4. Before her are Ötzi (-3345), Simonetta Vespucci (1453), and Rosalia Lombardo (1918). After her are Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837), and Milena Miconi (1971).

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