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| Keywords: Justus Sustermans - Portrait of Countess Teresa Dudley di Carpegna - Walters 37330.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749026 Creator Justus Sustermans Theresa Dudley 1624-98 was the daughter of Sir Robert Dudley an English aristocrat who was in the service of Grand Duke Cosimo II de' Medici in Florence In 1649 she married Count Mario di Carpegna high steward to Cardinal Carlo de' Medici The companion portrait of her husband remains in the family's possession Many Italian artists thought that portraits made from life were not challenging and therefore several Flemish portraitists were able to make prosperous careers serving the aristocracy of Italy in Sustermans's case the Medici rulers of Florence and their circle The artist's brushwork brings out the delicacy of the countess's skin set off by frothy sleeves The dress jewelry and pose are simplified versions of an earlier portrait by Sustermans of the grand duchess wife of Cosimo II In this way the countess paid a complement to her social superior 1654 Baroque Oil on canvas cm 109 7 90 8 accession number 37 330 16176 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 New Light on Old Pictures Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Walters The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1981-1982 place of origin Florence Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Female portraits by Justus Sustermans Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
