Italian School, circa 1600

Portrait of a lady, possibly of the Della Rovere family

Details

Italian School, circa 1600
Portrait of a lady, possibly of the Della Rovere family
oil on canvas
39¾ x 30 in. (100.9 x 76.2 cm.)

Provenance

John Percy Coleman Alden, Lebanon, Pennsylvania; (+), sale, 1951, where acquired by
Gretchen Gilbert, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, from whom acquired in 1972 by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

The sitter in this portrait bears a strong resemblance to Claudia di Ferdinando I de' Medici (1604-1648), who married Federigo Ubaldo della Rovere in 1621, and was the mother of Vittoria della Rovere (see K. Langedijk, The Portraits of the Medici, Florence, 1981, I, pp. 368-380).

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