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27 THE MARCHESA DURAZZO By Anthony Van Dyck 1 599-1641 Like the Lucas van Uffel, shown on this same wall, the Marchesa Durazzo is of Van Dyck's so-called Italian period, that is to say, before 1627. It comes from the collection of the Marchese Gropallo at Genoa, and later belonged to Rodolphe Kann in Paris. It is described and illustrated by Wilhelm Bode in the catalogue of the Kann Collection, where it is spoken of as "one of the most sympathetic figures that Van Dyck has painted." The Durazzi... were a noble family of Genoa, who were notable patrons of the arts in Van Dyck's time, commissioning several works of Van Dyck, among others our picture and the celebrated Marchesa Caterina Durazzo with her two children (now in Genoa in the Palazzo Durazzo-Pallavicini), which 44 THE ALTMAN COLLECTION Jacob Burckhardt considered the most beautiful painting of Van Dyck's Genoese visit. 28 PHILIP IV OF SPAIN By Diego Velaiquei 1 599-1660 According to the records, this picture was pur- chased by Dona Antonia de Ypeiiarrieta from Velaz- quez in 1624 and was in the possession of her de- scendants until 191 1, when it passed into the hands of Mr.
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