Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici

Lucas Vorsterman I Flemish

After Peter Paul Rubens Flemish

Sitter Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany Italian

1610–50

Not on view

A circular composition.

Artwork Details

Title: Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici
Artist: Lucas Vorsterman I (Flemish, Zaltbommel 1595–1675 Antwerp)
Artist: After Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
Sitter: Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Italian, Florence 1519–1574 Florence)
Date: 1610–50
Medium: Engraving; only state
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 6 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (17.7 × 12 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.7581
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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