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| Keywords: Paolo Veronese - Portrait of Countess Livia da Porto Thiene and her Daughter Deidamia - Walters 37541.jpg Veronese's majestic full-length portrait of the countess and her eldest daughter Deidamia born in 1545 was originally accompanied by one of her husband Count Issepo Giuseppe da Porto and their son Leonida now in the Palazzo Pitti Florence These paintings were most likely installed in their palace in Vicenza which had recently been built by Andrea Palladio 1508-1580 The portraits would have been placed so that it would appear as if the family were standing in niches inside the palace; however the floor strip below is a later addition Veronese was famous for his use of color and mastered the rendering of luxurious textures and fabrics including the marten's fur The head of gold and enamel is nearly identical to one in the Walters' collection 57 1982 Marten fur was thought to protect women in childbirth and in 1552 the countess was pregnant with her daughter Emilia 1552 Renaissance Oil on canvas Painted surface H including addition across bottom 82 1/16 x W 47 5/8 in 208 4 x 121 cm accession number 37 541 23952 Private collection Vicenza date and mode of acquisition unknown Paolo Paolini Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1921 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1921 An Exhibition of the Treasures of The Walters Art Gallery The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Pace Wildenstein Gallery New York; Smith College Museum of Art Northampton 1967 Undercover Stories in Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1980 The Art of Paolo Veronese 1528-1588 National Gallery of Art Washington 1988-1989 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 At Home in Renaissance Italy Victoria and Albert Museum London 2006-2007 Titian Tintoretto Veronese Rivals in Renaissance Venice Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston; Musée du Louvre Paris 2009-2010 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Livia da Porto Thiene and her Daughter Deidamia Veronese | ||||
