Vittoria della Rovere, Wife of Ferdinand II de' Medici
17th century
oil on canvas
(Renaissance Europe )
(Renaissance Europe )
Vittoria della Rovere (7 February 1622 – 5 March 1694) became Grand Duchess of Tuscany upon marrying Grand Duke Ferdinando II. See the portrait of her husband (37.278).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
12/1/1944 | Treatment | examined for condition; varnish removed or reduced |
12/16/1971 | Treatment | x-ray; cleaned |
1/4/1972 | Treatment | examined for condition; inpainted; surface cleaned; varnish removed or reduced |
9/20/1991 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Flanders (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 29 x W: 35 3/4 in. (73.7 x 90.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.279
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