Peter Paul Rubens
Helene Fourment in Her Bridal Gown, um 1630/31
Eichenholz, 163,5 x 136,9 cm
Erworben 1698 durch Kurfürst Max Emanuel
Inv. Nr. 340
The Landing in Marseilles (Sketch for the Medici Cycle)
In the "Council of Gods" Maria de Medici is celebrated as a peacemaker, who, through her auspicious marriage, united Spain and France: Apollo and Athena are shown banishing Discord and Deception. The scene has been heavily infused with references from Antiquity.