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Cecilia Gallerani

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Cecilia Gallerani

Birth
Milan, Città Metropolitana di Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Death
1536 (aged 62–63)
Cremona, Provincia di Cremona, Lombardia, Italy
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Cremona, Provincia di Cremona, Lombardia, Italy Add to Map
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Carminati family chapel.
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Feudatory of Saronno and wife of Count Ludovico Carminati de Brambilla, called "il Bergamino", feudal lord of the San Giovanni in Croce's castle. She belonged to a noble family and was one of the lovers of Ludovico Sforza, "il Moro". Daughter of Fazio Gallerani and Margherita de Busti, Cecilia is known for having posed for Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, Lady with an Ermine (1488).
Feudatory of Saronno and wife of Count Ludovico Carminati de Brambilla, called "il Bergamino", feudal lord of the San Giovanni in Croce's castle. She belonged to a noble family and was one of the lovers of Ludovico Sforza, "il Moro". Daughter of Fazio Gallerani and Margherita de Busti, Cecilia is known for having posed for Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, Lady with an Ermine (1488).

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  • Originally Created by: Ruggero
  • Added: Aug 26, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95966133/cecilia-gallerani: accessed ), memorial page for Cecilia Gallerani (1473–1536), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95966133, citing Chiesa di San Zavedro, Cremona, Provincia di Cremona, Lombardia, Italy; Maintained by Find a Grave.