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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 2199195, member: 5833&quot;]Interesting.&nbsp; My guess is that Leonardo could have had all the allusions in mind when he made the artistic choice to depict her with an ermine, although find it a little bit of a stretch to think he knew the Greek for weasel.&nbsp; Nothing much was impossible with that guy so...?&nbsp; If her lover had &#039;The Ermine&#039; as a nickname, could have been a bit of a teasing jab to show this one as tame, under the control of a woman.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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