Just catching up. Actually in the painting by Pierre Paul Rubens Marie de Medici was not educated in the nude. She is in the red dress, The nude figures are the Three Graces.
Yes. I was kidding, of course.Just catching up. Actually in the painting by Pierre Paul Rubens Marie de Medici was not educated in the nude. She is in the red dress, The nude figures are the Three Graces.
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Of course, she was the love of his life...
Rubens painted a whole series of works concerning the life of Marie de Médici.
Maybe her dead husband Henri IV. Valois, one official "Casanova".View attachment 841962And look at the face on the shield at the bottom of the painting. What is behind the frightful look, as though the face is coming out of the shield? What is the face looking at? Hmm?
Maybe her dead husband Henri IV. Valois, one official "Casanova".
CF - University of life (or crucified martyrs).I've learned a lot about this woman since this image was posted.
Could it be Henry IV's face? Perhaps. They did not have a happy marriage (m 1600 and he died in 1610 when she was 35 years old. He had a number of mistresses with whom Marie feuded. Henry, not surprisingly for the time, only married her to produce an heir, and was not even present at the marriage ceremony! Somehow a proxy was used?? (Wonder if the proxy got first dibs on her?)
This and other paintings of Marie's life (a cycle of 24) were actually commissioned by Marie herself. This one dates from 1620 and intends to show her earlier education (probably a time before she was married to Henry).
The face in the shield doesn't appear to have a beard and Henry was bearded. The image must be there for some reason. Since the painting is populated with Greek gods and goddesses, perhaps the face represents a malevolent god--perhaps Discordia--who interests are chaos and not the orderliness and stability brought about by education of a princess.
I'd love to know why Rubens placed it there. Since Marie commissioned the painting, I'm sure all parts of it are intended to present her favorably.
Any art history scholars out there?