"Portrait of a lady, probably Maria Maddalena of Austria, standing full length, wearing a black dress with an ornate lace collar and holding a drawing of Mary Magdalene", Justus Sustermans

Presumed portrait of archduchess maria maddalena of austria (1587–1631), wife of cosimo ii de' medici (1590-1621) "the present sitter and maria maddalena have similar physiognomical features as seen in the portrait by sustermans in the boymans-van beuningen museum, rotterdam (see k. Langedijk, the portraits of the medici, vol. Ii florence 1983, p. 1301, no. 90. 71). The present sitter holds a drawing of the magdelene and it is interesting to note that maria maddalena of austria celebrated her name-saint in another allegorical portrait by sustermans depicting her as the penitnent magdalene (see langedijk, op. Cit. , p. 1288, no. 90. 28). " [1]. Date: 17th century. Dimensions: height: 218.7 cm (86.1 in); width: 128.8 cm (50.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unidentified location. Attributed to Sustermans - Portrait of a lady, probably Maria Maddalena of Austria