Attributed to Justus Sustermans 1597 - 1681

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Description

Justus Suttermans
Portrait of Vittoria della Rovere, Archduchess of Tuscany (1622-1694), wife of Ferdinando II de' Medici, depicted as an Allegory of Celestial Venus
oil on canvas, within a painted oval
30 3/4 by 24 1/4 in.
78 by 61.5 cm.

Catalogue Note

There is another version of this composition in rectangular format published in K. Langedijk, Portraits of the Medici, Florence 1983, vol. II, p. 1489, cat. no. 110, 30. The present painting depicts the sitter as an allegory of Celestial Venus. Vittoria was very often portrayed in allegorical guises, and here is shown resting her hand on a rather mischevious blindfolded Cupid.