La ville de Lion va audevant de la Reine
Artistafter
Peter Paul Rubens
(Flemish, 1577 - 1640)
Artistdrafted by
Jean-Baptiste Nattier
(French, 1678 - 1726)
Artistengraving by
Gaspard Duchange
(French, 1662 - 1757)
Publisher
Jean-Marc Nattier
(French, 1685 – 1766)
Date1710
MediumEngraving
Dimensions19 15/16 x 14 1/8 in. (50.7 x 35.9 cm)
SHEET: 23 7/16 x 17 5/16 in. (59.5 x 44 cm)
SHEET: 23 7/16 x 17 5/16 in. (59.5 x 44 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of E.O. Korany, 1964
Object numberSN8956.7
Marie and Henri are shown as king and queen of the gods in ancient mythology, Jupiter with his thunderbolts and eagle and Juno with her peacocks and a chariot. A cityscape is visible in the background; this is Lyons in the south of France, whose emblems, the lions, pull the chariot below the divine couple. Henri was very much involved with a mistress at the time of the marriage. By presenting him as the promiscuous god Jupiter, Rubens implied the French king’s proclivities.
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