SEBASTIANO MARSILI | PORTRAIT OF ALESSANDRA DI VIERI DE’ MEDICI (B. 1549) AT AGE 32 WITH HER SON OTTAVIANO (B. 1577), THREE-QUARTER LENGTH

SEBASTIANO MARSILI
Active in Florence in the second half of the 16th Century
PORTRAIT OF ALESSANDRA DI VIERI DE’ MEDICI (B. 1549) AT AGE 32 WITH HER SON OTTAVIANO (B. 1577), THREE-QUARTER LENGTH

inscribed on the reverse: ALESANDRA / DI VERI DE MEDICI, DI ANNI XXXII LANNO / MDLXXXI / fatto per mano di Bastiano / Marsilij
oil on panel
32¼ by 23⅞ in.; 82 by 60.6 cm.

Renowned Art Dealer Fabrizio Moretti and The Strokes' Fab Moretti Collaborate

Condition Report:
The panel is stable and consists of a single board with two horizontal battens on the reverse. The painting presents a strong image with some of the details like the sheer veil and costume jewels well preserved. Some stable craquelure is visible here and there, like at center by the chest and neck of the sitter, and scattered in the background. Minor abrasions with associated loss are on the top edge as a result of framing. The top left corner appears to have an area of loss. Inspection under UV reveals a dirty surface with some minor retouching to address the craquelure. The varnish fluoresces differently in center left and bottom right quadrant. Offered in a giltwood frame with some decorations on the liner.

Provenance:
Anonymous sale, Vienna, Dorotheum, 17 April 2013, lot 633, for €201,600.