JACOPO AMIGONI (attr. to) (Naples or Venice, 1682 - Madrid, 1752) Portrait of Maria Barbara of Braganza, Queen of Spain Oil on canvas, 122.4X103.3 cm In 1747 Amigoni left Venice for Spain where he was appointed court painter by Ferdinand VI. There he had several occasions to portray his wife, Maria Barbara of Braganza in official dress. Reference bibliography: R. Pallucchini, La pittura nel Veneto. Il Settecento, I, Milan 1994, p. 124, fig. 182 A. Scarpa Sonino, Jacopo Amigoni, Soncino 1994, pp. 152-155, cat. 43