Luigia Cattaneo-Gentile (Van Dyck)

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Luigia Cattaneo-Gentile
A Noblewoman from Genoa
ArtistAnthony van Dyck
Yearcirca 1622
Mediumoil painting on canvas
MovementBaroque painting
Portrait painting
SubjectPortrait of an elderly woman from an aristocratic Northern Italian family
Dimensions147 cm × 112 cm (58 in × 44 in)[1]
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Strasbourg
Accession1890

Luigia Cattaneo-Gentile, also known as A Noblewoman from Genoa is a portrait painting by the Flemish Baroque painter Anthony van Dyck. It is on display in the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Strasbourg, France. Its inventory number is 200.[2]

The portrait was most likely painted in 1622, during Van Dyck's lengthy stay in Genoa, where he became the official portraitist of the members of the Genoese aristocracy. Luigia Cattaneo-Gentile was bought from the Durazzo family by Wilhelm von Bode in 1890 and was long thought to represent a marchesa from the House of Durazzo. The identification with the House of Cattaneo-Gentile instead, while already hypothesized in 1890, was only confirmed in 1986 by the Van Dyck specialist, Susan J. Barnes.[1]

From 1929 to 1965, the painting was attributed to Peter Paul Rubens, which was testament to its superior pictorial qualities, until the Rubens specialist Justus Müller-Hofstede determined that it was definitely an early masterpiece by a young Anthony van Dyck.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Hubrecht, Joël (February 2009). Collection du musée des Beaux-Arts – Peinture flamande et hollandaise XVème-XVIIIème siècle. Strasbourg: Musées de la ville de Strasbourg. pp. 96–98. ISBN 978-2-35125-030-3.
  2. ^ a b Jacquot, Dominique (2006). Le musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg. Cinq siècles de peinture. Strasbourg: Musées de Strasbourg. pp. 134–135. ISBN 2-901833-78-0.

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