Describe the characteristics of the Provenance in this artwork's History.
Vasari mentions a portrait of Dianti, which was engraved by E. Sadler. Ridolfi, in 1648. There are several copies and versions of the painting, one of which (generally thought to be the autograph version) was sent in 1599 from Cesare d'Este to Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor in Prague. In 1649, it was in the collection of Christina of Sweden, who brought it to Rome in 1654. It then passed into the collections of Decio Azzolino, then in 1686 of prince Odescalchi, then in 1721 Philip of Orleans. In 1800, it was in an English collection and in 1876, it was in the Cook collection before arriving in the Kisters collection in Kreuzlingen.
Ridolfi Kreuzlingen Christina of Sweden Decio Azzolino Cesare d'Este Philip of Orleans Vasari Prague Odescalchi Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor