Presumed portrait of Maria Farnese, Nicolas Régnier, circa 1638

Presumed portrait of maria caterina farnese (1615-1646), wife of francesco i d'este, duke of modena (1610-1658) "represented in an extreme splendor, the model of our painting could be marie farnese, who married françois i in 1638. Hence, the comparison of this work and other portraits of the young woman, such as the monumental portrait of the d’este family, previously attributed to justus sustermans and finally rendered to nicolas regnier (galerie estensi, modena) or the one executed by matteo loves (portrait of marie farnese now in the art and history museum, geneva), seems to confirm this assumption. " [1]. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1638. Dimensions: height: 139 cm (54.7 in) ; width: 108.5 cm (42.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unidentified location. Nicolas Regnier 001