Marie de’ Medici
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.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
78591
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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 pa...
About the Artist
Frans Pourbus, the Younger · 1569–1622
**Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569–1622)** was a Flemish painter renowned for his court portraits, continuing a distinguished family tradition as the third generation of prominent religious and portrait artists. Born in Antwerp around September to November 1569, he was the son of Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545–1581) and Suzanna Floris, whose own family connections linked back to leading Antwerp pain...