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Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, (1610–1670), Grand Duke of Tuscany 1621–1670, presided over a period of great decline in the fortunes ofthe Medici family and of Tuscany.. Sustermans was a Medici court portraitist but the portraits of Ferdinand and his wife appear to be workshop pieces, of the type commonly produced to fill the wide demand for portraits of the ruling family.

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Document identity
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31618
label
Ferdinand II de' Medici, Son of Cosimo II, Husband of Vittoria della Rovere
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drawing
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Source metadata
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31618
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drawing
stage
normalized
title
Ferdinand II de' Medici, Son of Cosimo II, Husband of Vittoria della Rovere
description
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, (1610–1670), Grand Duke of Tuscany 1621–1670, presided over a period of great decline in the fortunes ofthe Medici family and of Tuscany.. Sustermans was a Medici court portraitist but the portraits of Ferdinand and his wife appear to be workshop pieces, of the type commonly produced to fill the wide demand for portraits of the ruling family.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th century
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
paintings
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
67.4
height
51.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 26 9/16 x W: 20 3/8 in. (67.4 x 51.7 cm)
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23035
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oil on canvas
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2416
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REN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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