Marchesa maria grimaldi, and her dwarf
by peter paul rubens
date painted: c. 1607
oil on canvas, 241. 5 x 139. 5 cm
collection: national trust - kingston lacy estate, dorset
the sitter is elaborately dressed. Her gown is fronted, edged and sleeved with gold braiding, and the cuffs are small white ruffs. Around her neck is a vast cartwheel layered ruff. It is a sumptuous full-length portrait, probably of the marchesa maria grimaldi, whose father, carlo grimaldi, put his villa at sampadierna at the disposal of rubens and his employer, duke vincenzo gonzaga i of mantua, in 1607. She is accompanied by a dwarf and her dog, who has the letters a. M. Inscribed on its collar. The dwarf pulls aside a curtain to reveal a grand architectural setting composed of a colonnade of corinthian pillars; the foremost pillar is entwined with flowers coming from the formal garden to the left. About sitter read also http://www. Buscot-park. Com/gallery/28. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: circa 1607. Place of creation: Italy. Dimensions: height: 241.3 cm (95 in) ; width: 139.7 cm (55 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: National Trust. Marchesa Maria Grimaldi, and Her Dwarf (c.1607, National Trust)
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