Title
Presumed portrait of Gabrielle d'Estrees and her sister the Duchess of Villars
Caption
School of Fontainebleau
Portrait presumed of Gabrielle d'Estrees and her sister the Duchess of Villars
About 1594
Oil on wood (96 x 125 cm)
The ostentatious gesture could allude to Gabrielle's maternity and to the birth, in 1594, of Cesar de Vendome, bastard of Henri IV.
Paris (France), Louvre Museum
Date
16th century
Credit line
Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12
Reference
DGL12A01_369
License type
Rights managed
Available size
125,4Mb (6,4Mb) / 25,6in x 19,1in / 7665 x 5718 (300dpi)