Bidspirit auction | Francesco Solimena (Serino, 1657 -

Francesco Solimena (Serino, 1657 - Napoli, 1747) Attributed to - Ritratto di nobildonna (Maria Cecilia von Tannhausen contessa di Harrach?). Oil on canvas cm. 75x62. Framed The portrait may depict Maria Cecilia von Thannhausen (14 March 1674 – 15 February 1721), who acquired the title of Countess of Harrach by marrying Aloys Thomas Raimund von Harrach (Bratislava 1669 – Vienna 1742) in 1708. The latter, Viceroy of Naples from 1728 to 1733, was an important patron of Solimena, who also painted him in the magnificent portrait still preserved in the Harrach Collection at the family castle in Rohrau. Provenance: Private collection, Campania.