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| Keywords: François Clouet - Portrait of Catherine de' Medici - Walters 37415.jpg Catherine de' Medici 1519-89 was the daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici the duke of Urbino and his French wife Catherine married the duke of Orleans later King Henry II of France 1519-59 Here she is depicted with a widow's cap which she continued to wear long after her husband's death She was a patron and admirer of the exquisite enamel tableware produced in Limoges A linear refined style with little shading is typical of the work of François Clouet painter to the French court at Fontainebleau and a favorite of Queen Catherine There are many versions of this painting made for courtiers and family who wanted a portrait of the queen c 1580 Renaissance oil on panel cm 33 7 25 4 accession number 37 415 36663 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome no 588 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Fontainebleau France Walters Art Museum license 2D Renaissance portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum Caterina de' Medici 1580 1580s paintings in the United States 1580s portrait paintings 16th-century oil portraits of women at bust length 1580 16th-century portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1580 French hoods Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update Portrait paintings of widows in mourning 1580 | ||||
