Marie de’ Medici
Frans Pourbus, the YoungerWW-1616-048903
1616·Oil on canvas·99.7 × 77.5 cm (39 1/4 × 30 1/2 in.); Framed: 140.3 × 119.4 × 10.2 cm (55 1/4 × 47 × 4 in.)
<p>Though Frans Pourbus the Younger descended from a dynasty of portrait painters in the Spanish Netherlands, he, like <a href="https://www.artic.edu/artists/35818/anthonis-mor">Antonis Mor</a>, served courts across Europe, including those in Brussels, Mantua, and Paris. This likeness of Marie de’ Medici, queen mother of Louis XIII of France, was executed six years after she appointed Pourbus her personal portraitist. His meticulous depiction of her elaborate garments effectively conveys a variety of textures, details, and patterns within a restricted color palette.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1616
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 99.7 × 77.5 cm (39 1/4 × 30 1/2 in.); Framed: 140.3 × 119.4 × 10.2 cm (55 1/4 × 47 × 4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1616
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 99.7 × 77.5 cm (39 1/4 × 30 1/2 in.); Framed: 140.3 × 119.4 × 10.2 cm (55 1/4 × 47 × 4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1616-048903
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified