1617
Oil on canvas, 60 x 74 cm
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence
Leopoldo de' Medici (1617-1675) was the eighth son of Cosimo II and Maria Maddalena of Austria. He is shown as a baby of a few months, lying in a cradle richly decorated with elaborately embroidered materials and damasks that emphasize his princely status.
