Lady with an Ermine by Da Vinci Women's Cycling Jersey
Da Vinci's Noble Grace Elevates Your Cycling Elegance
This women's cycling jersey features Leonardo da Vinci's captivating "Lady with an Ermine," painted around 1489-1490 during his productive period in Milan. This exquisite portrait depicts Cecilia Gallerani, the young mistress of Leonardo's patron Ludovico Sforza, holding a white ermine with remarkable poise. The subject turns her head in a graceful contrapposto pose, creating dynamic movement while her serene gaze projects confident intelligence. Leonardo rendered both the young woman and the ermine with extraordinary anatomical precision and psychological depth. The ermine—a symbol of purity and moderation but also a visual pun on Sforza's nickname "Ermellino"—demonstrates Leonardo's unmatched ability to observe and capture animal anatomy. This masterpiece of Renaissance portraiture, balancing naturalistic observation with symbolic meaning, now accompanies your cycling journeys with Leonardesque refinement.
Renaissance Innovation in Motion
When you wear this jersey, you display one of only four known portraits of women painted by Leonardo, now considered a pivotal work in the evolution of portraiture. Created when Leonardo was developing his revolutionary techniques for depicting human psychology, the painting demonstrates his sfumato method where outlines blur into shadow to create lifelike dimensionality. The subject's complex twisting pose—where her body faces right, her head turns left, while her eyes gaze further left—creates a sense of movement that anticipates the famous contrapposto of the Mona Lisa. Like cycling's balance between technical precision and flowing movement, the portrait achieves extraordinary vitality through subtle compositional choices. The jersey reproduces Leonardo's delicate modeling of light and shadow with remarkable fidelity, preserving the psychological presence that makes this work so compellingly alive.
Sustainable Renaissance Material
The jersey unites Leonardesque precision with cycling functionality through its 100% recycled polyester construction. This environmentally harmonious choice transforms plastic waste into a soft, responsive fabric that performs during rides of composed elegance. The technical weave efficiently moves moisture away from your skin during varying efforts, maintaining comfort across changing conditions. At 150g/m², the fabric achieves the perfect balance between lightweight breathability for graceful rides and structural integrity for enduring performance.
Women-Specific Noble Design
The slim fit silhouette follows female body contours to enhance aerodynamics without restricting movement. The raglan sleeve construction eliminates seams from shoulder pressure points, preventing discomfort during your most poised riding positions. This thoughtful design element allows unrestricted mobility when navigating varied terrains with Renaissance grace. The small stand collar provides neck protection from elements while maintaining comfort throughout your cycling experience, regardless of directional shifts or duration.
Practical Elements for Composed Rides
Functional features enhance this artistically refined jersey. Three back pockets provide accessible storage that remains secure during rides of any noble bearing. The strategically positioned pockets hold nutrition, personal items, or your phone within easy reach without requiring awkward movements. The non-slip rubber hem ensures the jersey stays perfectly positioned throughout your ride, keeping Leonardo's elegant portrait properly displayed while preventing unwanted shifting. These careful details demonstrate our understanding of what women cyclists need from performance wear.
Comprehensive Sizing and Simple Care
This Renaissance jersey comes in sizes XS through 4XL, welcoming cyclists of all body types to experience both its artistic elegance and performance benefits. Maintaining your jersey requires minimal effort—machine wash in cold water with similar colors, tumble dry on low heat, and avoid bleach, ironing, and dry cleaning. With basic care, the subtle beauty and noble poise of Leonardo's Lady with an Ermine will continue inspiring your cycling journeys with Renaissance sophistication for many seasons.
We provide payment options, such, as popular credit and debit cards like Mastercard, Visa and American Express. Moreover we accommodate wallets like Apple Pay. Enable smooth transactions using trusted services such, as PayPal.
Enhance your shopping experience with our doorstep delivery service, at no charge. Enjoy the convenience and joy of receiving your chosen items thanks to our shipping on all orders. We partner with carriers like Fedex, USPS, UPS and DHL for deliveries. Click here for details, on our shipping partners.
Our return policy allows you a full 30 days to decide if you'd like to return your item giving you plenty of time to make your decision. For details please click here.
Da Vinci's Noble Grace Elevates Your Cycling Elegance
This women's cycling jersey features Leonardo da Vinci's captivating "Lady with an Ermine," painted around 1489-1490 during his productive period in Milan. This exquisite portrait depicts Cecilia Gallerani, the young mistress of Leonardo's patron Ludovico Sforza, holding a white ermine with remarkable poise. The subject turns her head in a graceful contrapposto pose, creating dynamic movement while her serene gaze projects confident intelligence. Leonardo rendered both the young woman and the ermine with extraordinary anatomical precision and psychological depth. The ermine—a symbol of purity and moderation but also a visual pun on Sforza's nickname "Ermellino"—demonstrates Leonardo's unmatched ability to observe and capture animal anatomy. This masterpiece of Renaissance portraiture, balancing naturalistic observation with symbolic meaning, now accompanies your cycling journeys with Leonardesque refinement.
Renaissance Innovation in Motion
When you wear this jersey, you display one of only four known portraits of women painted by Leonardo, now considered a pivotal work in the evolution of portraiture. Created when Leonardo was developing his revolutionary techniques for depicting human psychology, the painting demonstrates his sfumato method where outlines blur into shadow to create lifelike dimensionality. The subject's complex twisting pose—where her body faces right, her head turns left, while her eyes gaze further left—creates a sense of movement that anticipates the famous contrapposto of the Mona Lisa. Like cycling's balance between technical precision and flowing movement, the portrait achieves extraordinary vitality through subtle compositional choices. The jersey reproduces Leonardo's delicate modeling of light and shadow with remarkable fidelity, preserving the psychological presence that makes this work so compellingly alive.
Sustainable Renaissance Material
The jersey unites Leonardesque precision with cycling functionality through its 100% recycled polyester construction. This environmentally harmonious choice transforms plastic waste into a soft, responsive fabric that performs during rides of composed elegance. The technical weave efficiently moves moisture away from your skin during varying efforts, maintaining comfort across changing conditions. At 150g/m², the fabric achieves the perfect balance between lightweight breathability for graceful rides and structural integrity for enduring performance.
Women-Specific Noble Design
The slim fit silhouette follows female body contours to enhance aerodynamics without restricting movement. The raglan sleeve construction eliminates seams from shoulder pressure points, preventing discomfort during your most poised riding positions. This thoughtful design element allows unrestricted mobility when navigating varied terrains with Renaissance grace. The small stand collar provides neck protection from elements while maintaining comfort throughout your cycling experience, regardless of directional shifts or duration.
Practical Elements for Composed Rides
Functional features enhance this artistically refined jersey. Three back pockets provide accessible storage that remains secure during rides of any noble bearing. The strategically positioned pockets hold nutrition, personal items, or your phone within easy reach without requiring awkward movements. The non-slip rubber hem ensures the jersey stays perfectly positioned throughout your ride, keeping Leonardo's elegant portrait properly displayed while preventing unwanted shifting. These careful details demonstrate our understanding of what women cyclists need from performance wear.
Comprehensive Sizing and Simple Care
This Renaissance jersey comes in sizes XS through 4XL, welcoming cyclists of all body types to experience both its artistic elegance and performance benefits. Maintaining your jersey requires minimal effort—machine wash in cold water with similar colors, tumble dry on low heat, and avoid bleach, ironing, and dry cleaning. With basic care, the subtle beauty and noble poise of Leonardo's Lady with an Ermine will continue inspiring your cycling journeys with Renaissance sophistication for many seasons.
We provide payment options, such, as popular credit and debit cards like Mastercard, Visa and American Express. Moreover we accommodate wallets like Apple Pay. Enable smooth transactions using trusted services such, as PayPal.
Enhance your shopping experience with our doorstep delivery service, at no charge. Enjoy the convenience and joy of receiving your chosen items thanks to our shipping on all orders. We partner with carriers like Fedex, USPS, UPS and DHL for deliveries. Click here for details, on our shipping partners.
Our return policy allows you a full 30 days to decide if you'd like to return your item giving you plenty of time to make your decision. For details please click here.
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