Portrait of Emperor Ferdinand II, Justus Sustermans, between 1623 and 1624

"the portrait of emperor ferdinand ii of habsburg is a counterpart to that of his wife eleonora gonzaga (inv. Pal. , 203) married in 1622. The pair of portraits were probably painted in vienna by suttermans around 1623 and sent to florence as a sign of thanks to the regent grand duchess maria maddalena of austria for having accepted that the painter went to the austrian court to create the portraits full-length officers of the two rulers" [1]. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: between 1623 and 1624. Dimensions: height: 64 cm (25.1 in) ; width: 50 cm (19.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. Collection: Galleria Palatina. Sustermans - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor - Galleria Palatina