Portrait of Vittoria della Rovere
by SUSTERMANS, Justus, Oil on canvas, 114 x 92 cm
Vittoria della Rovere (1622-94) was the daughter of Claudia de’ Medici and Federico Ubaldo della Rovere, Duke of Urbino. She married her cousin, Grand Duke Ferdinando II in 1637. Vittoria inherited the artistic treasures of the della Rovere family, consisting of an immense number of masterpieces that were brought to Florence in 1631.
Later, between 1639 and 1642, this portrait was transformed into an image of St Margaret by adding a crown with halo.