Keywords: Catherinedemedicishadow.jpg attributed to Dropped shadow version Miniature of Catherine de' Medici a rare portrait of Catherine before she was widowed in 1559 when she adopted the veil and severely plain dress of a widow c 1555 miniature institution VAM Hearn Karen ed Dynasties Painting in Tudor and Jacobean England 1530-1630 New York Rizzoli 1995 ISBN 0-8478-1940-X other versions <gallery>Catherine-de-medici jpg</gallery> PD-old-100-1923 DEFAULTSORT 1555c; Caterina de' Medici Portrait paintings by François Clouet 16th-century portrait paintings location missing Caterina de' Medici 1550s portrait paintings 16th-century oval portrait miniatures of women at half length French hoods Portrait miniatures in France Portrait paintings with blue background |