Les Épousailles de la reine ou La Réception de l'anneau . Deutsch: Gemäldezyklus für Maria de' Medici, Königin von Frankreich, Szene: Vermählung Heinrich IV. und der Maria de' Medici in Florenz English: The Wedding by Proxy of Marie de' Medici to King Henry IV (1622–25), Rubens depicts the proxy marriage ceremony of the Florentine princess Marie de' Medici to the King of France, Henry IV which took place in the cathedral of Florence on October 5, 1600. Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini presides over the ritual, however since Henry IV was too busy to attend his own wedding, the bride's uncle, the G
Les Épousailles de la reine ou La Réception de l'anneau . Deutsch: Gemäldezyklus für Maria de' Medici, Königin von Frankreich, Szene: Vermählung Heinrich IV. und der Maria de' Medici in Florenz English: The Wedding by Proxy of Marie de' Medici to King Henry IV (1622–25), Rubens depicts the proxy marriage ceremony of the Florentine princess Marie de' Medici to the King of France, Henry IV which took place in the cathedral of Florence on October 5, 1600. Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini presides over the ritual, however since Henry IV was too busy to attend his own wedding, the bride's uncle, the Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany stood in his place and is pictured here slipping a ring on his niece's finger . from 1622 until 1625. 977 Peter Paul Rubens 052
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Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: ., /, /., 1622, 1625.
