# Portrait of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici

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## Artwork

- Artist: [FRANCESCHINI, Baldassarre](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/franceschini-baldassarre-r6400fc9c2c2411>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 196 x 122 cm

## Commentary

This large painting was part of a series portraying all the Grand Dukes in official garb and with the insignia of office, once located in the Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova, Florence of which the Medici were patrons. The full-length portrait represents Cosimo III \(1642-1723\) holding the crown and sceptre and clothed in gold damask with an ermine cloak.

## Related artworks

- [Bacchus with Attendant Putti](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/franceschini-baldassarre-r6400fc9c2c2411/bacchus-with-attendant-putti-rdff9eaf4c636e0>)
- [History of the Medici](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/franceschini-baldassarre-r6400fc9c2c2411/history-of-the-medici-r28e823d60e8312>)
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- [One of Father Arlotto&#39;s Tricks \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/franceschini-baldassarre-r6400fc9c2c2411/one-of-father-arlottos-tricks-detail-ree24634f7b62d9>)
- [One of Father Arlotto&#39;s Tricks](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/franceschini-baldassarre-r6400fc9c2c2411/one-of-father-arlottos-tricks-r7d2160dad8317f>)
- [Portrait of a Gentleman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/franceschini-baldassarre-r6400fc9c2c2411/portrait-of-a-gentleman-rb9346767f1e9c1>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)