#animal
Art the community tagged “animal” — see what people make of it.
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Young Hare by Albrecht Dürer, 1502
From what I've read, drawings like this are considered too fragile for gallery light, so the original only comes out on display now and then.
Erisava: Is that a tiny window reflected in its eye, or am I seeing things?
Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci, 1490
Apparently the ermine isn't just a pet — it was Duke Ludovico Sforza's personal emblem, and its Greek name is close enough to Cecilia Gallerani's own surname that people read it as a pun on both of them.
Erisava: The way her hand rests on the ermine looks so gentle it barely seems painted.