Henri IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de’ Medici

Henri IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de’ Medici, from the Marie de’ Medici Cycle. Peter Paul Rubens. 1621–1625 C.E. Oil on canvas.

• PETER RUBENS; 24 CANVASES; MAJOR COMMISSION FROM MOST POWERFUL WOMAN IN EUROPE; GRANDEUR, EXTRAVAGANT, DEDICATED TO HER EGO; KNOWN FOR SCANDALS; FRANCE PERSONIFIED; VERY BAROQUE; SEA NYMPHS BELOW HER; MOTION AND ENERGY, RAW STROKES OF PAINT; NYMPHS ACT AS OCEAN, EVIDENCED BY THEIR DRAMATIC MOVEMENT