Portrait of Christine of Lorraine
by CASINI, Valore, Oil on canvas, 199 x 115 cm
Christine of Lorraine (1565-1637) married the Grand Duke Ferdinando I de’ Medici in 1589. Nine children were born from this marriage, five boys and four girls.
This painting is the work of Domenico and Valore Casini. The full-life portrait derives from an original by Scipione Pulzone, in which the Grand Duchess is shown in a three-quarter representation.