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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cecilia Gallerani has received more than 368,429 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Cecilia Gallerani is the 42nd most popular celebrity (down from 35th in 2019), the 1,478th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,268th in 2019) and the 5th 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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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 42 out of 265. Before her are Don King, Rodney King, Sarah Knauss, Jacques Mayol, Albert Pierrepoint, and Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione. After her are Mary Mallon, Sultan Kösen, Armi Kuusela, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Stańczyk, and Isabel Preysler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1473, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 10. Before her are Thomas Wolsey, Georg von Frundsberg, John Corvinus, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, and Henry IV, Duke of Saxony. After her are Hans Burgkmair, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, James III of Cyprus, and Maddalena de' Medici. Among people deceased in 1536, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 12. Before her are Germaine of Foix, William Tyndale, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Garcilaso de la Vega, and John of Leiden. After her are George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Gil Vicente, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Gonzalo Guerrero, Ibn Kemal, and Jacob Hutter.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 1,478 out of 5,161. Before her are Veronica Giuliani (1660), Lucio Fulci (1927), Philip I, Prince of Taranto (1278), Pietro Della Valle (1586), Maria Teresa of Savoy (1803), and Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837). After her are Benedict the Moor (1526), Giovanni Lanfranco (1582), Carlo Levi (1902), Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1538), Saint Chrysogonus (250), and Fabrizio De André (1940).

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Among CELEBRITIES In Italy

Among celebrities born in Italy, Cecilia Gallerani ranks 5. Before her are Ötzi (-3345), Simonetta Vespucci (1453), Rosalia Lombardo (1918), and Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837). After her are Milena Miconi (1971).

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