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Lot 110 Dα

Justus Sustermans, circle of - Portraits of Grand Duke Ferdinand II de' Medici and his wife Vittoria della Rovere (?)

Auction 1074 - overview Cologne
21.09.2016, 14:30 - Paintings 15th-19th Centuries
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 3.720 € (incl. premium)
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Justus Sustermans, circle of

Portraits of Grand Duke Ferdinand II de' Medici and his wife Vittoria della Rovere (?)

Oil on canvas (relined). each 81 x 64 cm (oval).

Ferdinando II. de' Medici (1610-1670) was the son of Grand Duke Cosimo II. of Tusany. At the age of 11, he succeeded his deceased father, first under guardianship of his mother, the Arch Duchess Maria Magdalena of Austria, and his grandmother, Christine of Lorrain. In 1634 he married Vittoria della Rovere (1622-1694), the daughter of Federico Ubaldo della Rovere, Duke of Urbino. Vittoria was the last descendant of the house of della Rovere and heiress to a large art collection that was part of her dowry. Thus 57 paintings, including works by Piero della Francesca (Portraits of Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza), Raphael (Portrait of Pope Julius II.), and Titian (Venus of Urbino) became part of the art collection of the Medici and can today be seen in the Gallerie degli Uffizi in Florence.