Portrait of Margherita de' Medici
by SUSTERMANS, Justus, Oil on canvas, 187 x 115 cm
In a pious masquerade, Margherita, a daughter of Cosimo II de’ Medici and Maria Maddalena of Austria, posed as her name saint, Margaret. Margaret was of noble birth, so Margherita’s rich fabrics and sophisticated colour combinations were perfectly in order.