Shiraishi Mai as Mistress of the “White Ermine”
The Otsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, will host a Leonardo da Vinci exhibition from 8 August 2020 to 7 February 2021 around his reproduction of the “Lady with an Ermine” one of the four portraits of women painted by Leonardo da Vinci. Nogizaka46 member Shiraishi Mei was chosen for her popularity and work as a model to represent Cecilia Gallerani (1473-1536), the mistress of the Duke of Milan Ludovico Sforza the ” White Ermine “, known for her beauty and intelligence, in the campaign for the exhibition.
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