Snuff box with the portrait of Giangastone de'Medici, Grand-Duke of Tuscany
Snuff Box
ca. 1723 - ca. 1737 (made)
ca. 1723 - ca. 1737 (made)
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Giangastone di Cosimo III became Grand-Duke of Tuscany in 1723, giving a date post quem for the present piece. Comparison with other portraits of Giangastone suggests this likeness was made shortly after he had become Grand-Duke. An ivory medallion in the Museo degli Argenti, Palazo Pitti (inv. no. Bargello 1879, no.184) is catalogued as a possible portrait of the same sitter. Giovanni Gastone de' Medici, or Gian Gastone or Giangastone (1671-1737) was the 7th and last Medicean Grand Duke of Tuscany. He was the second son of Cosimo III de' Medici and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Snuff box with the portrait of Giangastone de'Medici, Grand-Duke of Tuscany (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved ivory |
| Brief description | Snuff box, ivory, with the portrait of Giangastone de'Medici, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, Florentine, ca. 1723-37 |
| Physical description | Oval snuff box, on the lid of which is a profile portrait of Giangastone; the last Medici Grand-Duke is shown facing left in long flowing wig, wearing a mantle draped over armour, on which is depicted Vulcan at the forge. Inscribed around the edge of the lid. A label on the underside of the box reads '1205'; the significance of this is uncertain. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | ': MAGNUS DUCATUS ETRURIAE ' (around the edge) |
| Object history | Given by Mrs Ellen Hearn, Villa St Louis, Menton in 1923; this and other objects presented at the same time were labelled as the Alfred Hearn gift. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Giangastone di Cosimo III became Grand-Duke of Tuscany in 1723, giving a date post quem for the present piece. Comparison with other portraits of Giangastone suggests this likeness was made shortly after he had become Grand-Duke. An ivory medallion in the Museo degli Argenti, Palazo Pitti (inv. no. Bargello 1879, no.184) is catalogued as a possible portrait of the same sitter. Giovanni Gastone de' Medici, or Gian Gastone or Giangastone (1671-1737) was the 7th and last Medicean Grand Duke of Tuscany. He was the second son of Cosimo III de' Medici and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans. |
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| Accession number | A.59A-1923 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2009 |
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