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Ferdinand II de' Medici, Son of Cosimo II, Husband of Vittoria della Rovere
(Renaissance Europe )
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12/16/1971 | Treatment | x-ray; cleaned |
| 1/4/1972 | Treatment | coated; inpainted; varnish removed or reduced; x-ray |
| 9/20/1991 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Flanders (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 26 9/16 x W: 20 3/8 in. (67.4 x 51.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.280
