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| Keywords: Massimiliano Soldani Benzi - Portrait of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany - Walters 541744.jpg Cosimo III de' Medici 1642-1723 ruled Tuscany for more than 50 years Although his reign was an economic disaster he was a great collector and patron of the arts initiating a new golden age of sculpture in Florence The duke was not attractive but Soldani created a dignified portrait combining a lively expression and splendid armor engraved with the cross of the military order of St Stephen of which he was Grand Master The naturalism and vigor Soldani imparts to his works mark him as the last in the great tradition of Florentine bronze sculptors that began in the 15th century ca 1720 bronze marble cm 55 3 30 5 accession number 54 1744 30886 Henry Walters Baltimore 1931 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1931 Baroque Portraiture in Italy The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota 1984-1985 Arte e Manifattura di corte a Firenze dal tramonto dei Medici all'Impero 1732-1815 Il Polo Museale Fiorentino Firenze 2006 place of origin Florence Italy Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Massimiliano Soldani Benzi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Florence in the 1720s | ||||
