Portrait of Maria di Antonio Serra

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Marchesa Maria Serra Pallavicino
Maria Serra Pallavicino
Year1606
Mediumoil paint, canvas
Dimensions233.7 cm (92.0 in) × 144.8, 140 cm (57.0, 55.1 in)
LocationKingston Lacy
CollectionNational Trust, Kingston Lacy Edit this on Wikidata
Accession No.1257098, 1257098 Edit this on Wikidata
IdentifiersArt UK artwork ID: marchesa-maria-serra-pallavicino-100457

Portrait of Maria di Antonio Serra is a 1606 oil-on-canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens, painted on the occasion of the sitter's marriage to Duke Nicolò Pallavicino in 1606 and now in the National Trust collection at Kingston Lacy.[1]

History

One of the earliest works produced by the artist in

Portrait of a Noblewoman, probably Marchesa Maria Grimaldi, and an Attendant (also at Kingston Lacey[2]) were later acquired by the Grimaldi family, who misidentified the former as Marchesa Isabella Grimaldi. Both works were acquired in Genoa in 1840 by William John Bankes.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Catalogue entry".
  2. ^ "Catalogue entry".