The portrait of gian gastone de' medici, grand duke of tuscany, is part of the so-called "serie aulica" (or "of the most serene princes"), a collection of portraits of the most important members of the house of medici. The work and a matching portrait of his wife, anna maria franziska of saxe-lauenburg, entered together into the uffizi gallery on 29 november 1726. The artist is not known, but the portrait planning and modus operandi have been recognized strictly close to that one of violante beatrice of bavaria, gian gastone's sister-in-law, for which the name of the painter giovanni gaetano gabbiani is documented. It seems that we should attribute him all the last portraits of the "serie aulica", similar in execution. Date: 1726. Dimensions: height: 145 cm (57 in); width: 119 cm (46.8 in). Medium: oil. Collection: Uffizi Gallery. Gabbiani, Giovanni Gaetano (attr.) - Official portrait of Gian Gastone de' Medici as Grand Duke of Tuscany
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