A line of paintings at the 'the king is dead' exhibition, showing how mourning evolved... The portrait in the foreground is Anne of Austria, queen consort of Louis XIII and Louis XIV's mother (by Henri and Charles Beaubrun, 1650). Black and white... The second one is Louis XIII (by Frans Pourbus the younger, 1611), wearing the "purple crimson" great mourning dress, which only the king could sport. The third one (see also below), is a gorgeous portrait of Marie de' Medici, queen of France by Peter Paul Rubens in black. Finally, the tiny painting at the end (and below) is best-known as Mary Stuart, or Queen of Scots though at the time, she was mourning her husband, king Francis II of France, in white...
Une enfilade de peintures à l'expo "le roi est mort", montrant les habits de deuil... Au premier plan, Anne d'Autriche, épouse de Louis XIII et mère de Louis XIV, en noir et blanc, par Henri et Charles Beaubrun. Au second plan, Louis XIII (par Frans Pourbus le jeune, 1611), portant l'habit de grand deuil, violet cramoisi, réservé au roi. Ensuite, un superbe portrait de Marie de Médicis par Pierre Paul Rubens, toute de noir vêtue. Pour terminer, tout au bout, Marie Stuart, reine d'Ecosse, portant le deuil blanc de son époux François II de France.
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