1616
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Marie de’ Medici is a 1616 oil by Frans Pourbus, the Younger, a Baroque work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows Marie de' Medici, a queen, in fancy clothes. She's dressed up in a big, elaborate gown. The artist paid close attention to the details of her clothes, like the patterns and textures. The painter, Frans Pourbus the Younger, was known for his portraits of royalty. He worked for courts in several European cities, which is interesting because it shows he was in demand. You can learn more about portrait painting like this by looking at the work of artist: Frans Pourbus, the Younger.
Though Frans Pourbus the Younger descended from a dynasty of portrait painters in the Spanish Netherlands, he, like Antonis Mor , 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.
Possibly Venetian private collection [according to Baschet 1868, paintings of Marie de Médicis, Louis XIII, and Anne of Austria [sic] hanging together in the hôtel of Princesse Mathilde were acquired in Venice from a patrician family whose ancestors included ambassadors to France; the other two are now in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Karlsruhe; Ducos P.A. 82 and 83]; Princesse Mathilde Bonaparte, Paris, by 1868, died 1904; sold Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 17-21 May, 1904, no. 14. M. de Saint Alary, Paris [according to report on the Buckingham Collection, Art Institute Archives]. O’Brien &…
Art Institute of Chicago, The Art of the Edge: European Frames 1300-1900, 17 October - 14 December 1986, no. 19.
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Frans Pourbus the Younger or Frans Pourbus (II) (Antwerp, 1569 – Paris, 1622) was a Flemish painter, specialised in portrait painting.
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