Medici Villa La Petraia, courtyard: “Catherine De’ Medici and her Children”, fresco from the cycle of the Fasti Medicei by Volterrano (Baldassarre Franceschini), 1636-1647. Catherine de' Medici, on a throne with the back draped with French lilies, is close to seven of her ten children (those who died at a very young age are missing): Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III, all kings of France, Francis Hercules , Duke of Alençon, and his daughters Elizabeth, Queen of Spain, Claudia, Duchess of Lorraine, and Margaret, wife of Henry of Navarre. The boys are arranged in a crown and each of them has the precise attributes of his royal or noble status (sceptres, crowns, jewels and cloaks). Detail. Villa medicea La Petraia, Firenze (FI) - Florence, Toscana - Tuscany, Italia - Italy
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Medici Villa La Petraia, courtyard: “Catherine De’ Medici and her Children”, fresco from the cycle of the Fasti Medicei by Volterrano (Baldassarre Franceschini), 1636-1647.
Catherine de' Medici, on a throne with the back draped with French lilies, is close to seven of her ten children (those who died at a very young age are missing): Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III, all kings of France, Francis Hercules , Duke of Alençon, and his daughters Elizabeth, Queen of Spain, Claudia, Duchess of Lorraine, and Margaret, wife of Henry of Navarre. The boys are arranged in a crown and each of them has the precise attributes of his royal or noble status (sceptres, crowns, jewels and cloaks).
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Villa medicea La Petraia, Firenze (FI) - Florence, Toscana - Tuscany, Italia - Italy

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Mantello Cloak Italy Toscana Tuscany Firenze Florence Villa Mansion Villa Medicea La Petraia Medici Villa La Petraia Nobility Aristocracy Medici Villa di Delizie Villa of Delights Art Artwork Villa Medicea Medici Villa XVIIe siècle XVII Century Il Seicento The 17th Century Baldassare Franceschini Il Volterrano Painting Affresco Fresco Courtyard Barocco Baroque Catherine De' Medici France King Duke Duchess Lily Sceptre Crown Jewel Son Daughter Cloak

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