Running Head: CULTURAL ARTIFACTS 1
4-4 Project Part One: Rough Draft
HUM 200
January 30,2022
SNHU
CULTURAL ARTIFACTS 2
The first cultural artifact that has been chosen is the ‘Lady with the Ermine’ portrait
painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The artifact is from around 1489 – 1490. It is 54.8 cm high
and 40.3 cm wide. The subject of the artifact has been identified as Cecilia Gallerani and the
painting was done when she was the mistress of Lodovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan. It can
be seen in Czartoryski Museum in Krakow, Poland (Lady with an ermine - by Leonardo da
Vinci. Lady with an Ermine - by Leonardo da Vinci, 2021).
The second cultural artifact that is chosen is the ‘Girl with a pearl earring’ oil painting
by Johannes Vermeer. It was created in 1665. The work is 44.5 cm high and 39 cm wide and
it shows a European female in an exotic dress, a turban and a large earning. It can be seen in
Mauritshuis, an art museum in The Hague, in the Netherlands (Nolan, 1963).
CULTURAL ARTIFACTS 3
Common theme
The common theme between these works is that both the artists have been able to
showcase the representation of women in the respective era by using art. In both the
paintings, the subjects are women and each of them exhibits grace and give a glimpse into the
