# Portrait of Vittoria Farnese

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VIGHI, Giacomo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vighi-giacomo-r38bab81c516435>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 120 x 95 cm

## Commentary

Vittoria Farnese \(1521-1602\) was the wife of Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duck of Urbino. She is dressed in black with a light veil over her head and a stiff collar: a form of dress that conforms to the Catholic Counter-reformation style. A gold pendant with a large stone hangs down to the chest and from the fabric belt hangs a rosary with beads of rock crystal. She is represented three quarter length. This painting is one of the rare works which the artist signed and dated.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of Charles Emmanuel of Savoy with Dwarf](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vighi-giacomo-r38bab81c516435/portrait-of-charles-emmanuel-of-savoy-with-dwarf-r34b2f5f48837b3>)
- [Portrait of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vighi-giacomo-r38bab81c516435/portrait-of-emmanuel-philibert-duke-of-savoy-rfa5e278ddaab01>)

## Attribution

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