The Grand Couple
The Grand Couple
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Quite the pair. Two figures, one magnificent composition and the unmistakable air of people who have been invited somewhere important.
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The original
Count Giacomo Durazzo and Ernestine Aloisia Ungnad von Weissenwolff, Martin van Meytens the Younger, probably early 1760s, Metropolitan Museum of Art, object 50.50.
The story
Giacomo Durazzo was a Genoese diplomat and director of the imperial theatres in Vienna. He married Ernestine in 1750. Their portrait belongs to the polished world of the Habsburg court, shortly before Durazzo left Vienna for Venice.
Fine Art Paper: museum-quality fine-art reproduction. Matte Cotton Canvas: a softly textured canvas finish for a more traditional painted appearance.
Category: THE COUPLE.
Original source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art