Why it matters
Marie de' Medici arrives at Marseille, one of 24 paintings she commissioned from Rubens for the Palais du Luxembourg to sway public opinion about her right to rule.
Did you know?
- It dates from about 1622–1625.
- She married Henry IV in 1600.
- It is in the Louvre.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Arrival of Marie de Medici at Marseille (CC BY-SA 4.0).
