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The family of Francesco I d'Este
Fortuna blindfolded causes happiness and misfortune to fall from the tree of life
Triumph of Bacchus
The family of Francesco I d'Este
Fortuna blindfolded causes happiness and misfortune to fall from the tree of life
Triumph of Bacchus

The family of Francesco I d'Este

Nicola Régnier

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Ducal Palace of Sassuolo

Ducal Palace of Sassuolo

Piazzale della Rosa, Sassuolo

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The work is a family portrait depicting Duke Francesco I (1610-1658) together with his first wife, Maria Farnese (1615-1646), and their eldest son Alfonso (Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1658 to 1662 with the name of Alfonso IV). It was created by Nicolas Régnier (1591-1667), a painter of French origins who moved to Rome in the second decade of the seventeenth century, and was immediately seduced by the Caravaggism then in vogue. Despite the apparently popular tenor of the genre scenes of Caravaggist painting, which often lingered in genre scenes, these works were particularly coveted by aristocratic collecting. Consequently, it was not uncommon for such painters to lend themselves to the creation of portraits, especially in the case of significant commissions as in this specific case.
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Title: The family of Francesco I d'Este

Author: Nicola Régnier

Date: 1638-1639

Technique: Oil painting on canvas

Displayed in: Ducal Palace of Sassuolo

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