File:MariadeMedici.jpg

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Artist



Alternative names	Rubens, Pierre Paul Rubens, Pieter Paul Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Description	Southern Netherlandish painter, sculptor, draughtsman and printmaker
Date of birth/death	28 June 1577	30 May 1640
Location of birth/death	Siegen	Antwerp
Work location	Antwerp (1589-1600), Mantua (9 May 1600-1608), Spain (1603), Antwerp (1608-1640), Netherlands (1612), Paris (23 May 1623-29 June 1623, 4 February 1625-9 June 1625), Calais (November 1626), Paris (December 1626), Brussels (1627), Netherlands (10 July 1627-6 August 1627), Spain (26 August 1628-29 April 1629), London (18 May 1629-23 March 1630), Brussels (1631), Netherlands (November 1631), Affligem (September 1634)
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Deutsch: Porträt der Maria de' Medici, Königin von Frankreich

English: Marie de Medici, Queen of France

Date

1622

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

130 × 112 cm (51.2 × 44.1 in)

Current location

( Inventory) Prado Museum

	Native name	Museo Nacional del Prado
	Location	Madrid
	Coordinates	40° 24′ 49.28″ N, 3° 41′ 32.27″ W
	Established	1819
	Website	museodelprado.es
	Authority control	WorldCat

Notes

English: Reference number P01685. Dressed completely in black, with a widow's headdress and simple jewelry, Marie de Medici is portrayed as the Queen Mother, after having governed France as a Regent from 1610 to 1617.

As one of Rubens' most outstanding patrons, the queen commissioned him to decorate her Luxemburg Palace in Paris with a series of works that glorified her figure and that of her husband, Henri IV. Rubens began the present work with that end in mind, but it was left unfinished, as can be seen in the sketchy background.

This painting belonged to the artist until his death, and was later acquired by Felipe IV.

References

http://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/online-gallery/on-line-gallery/obra/marie-de-medici-queen-of-france/

Source/Photographer

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