"historical-critical information: the painting is part of a series of portraits attributable in all likelihood to jacob ferdinand voet and his circle (in most cases already attributed to mignard). They appear as so many variations of the same formula, which ensured the artist's success among the aristocratic families of rome, where he stayed from 1663 to 1679. The depicted women wear clothes conforming to the pro-french fashion introduced by maria mancini and their expression is usually intimate, good -natured or ironic, free from any gravity or aulinity. Be left -handed. Stylistic differences between the two paintings are also evident: the same presentation, the same rendering of the dress, of the necklace (the one given to mary by louis xiv who had fallen in love with her?) and of the pearl earrings, the same smoothness of the complexion. " [1]. Date: between 1663 and 1672. Dimensions: height: 77 cm (30.3 in); width: 62 cm (24.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Castello Sforzesco. Jacob Ferdinand Voet - Ritratto di Maria (?) Mancini - Castello Sforzesco
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