FLANDRES Thin panel cut out of Flanders... - Lot 17 - FEE - Stanislas Machoïr

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FLANDRES Thin panel cut out of Flanders... - Lot 17 - FEE - Stanislas Machoïr
FLANDRES Thin panel cut out of Flanders tapestry (Oudenaarde). Late 16th century. Probably a wood panel, Henri IV period. Hunting scenes in the castle of Nérac: Henri IV and Queen Margot. Henri IV and Queen Margot in the foreground surrounded by musicians, hunters in the heart of a rich vegetation and in the background on the left the castle of Nerac. In silk and wool Some maintenance restorations Remarkable finesse and freshness of colour Ht. 155cm - Width 270cm Marguerite de Valois (1553-1615), known as Queen Margot, was the daughter of King Henry II and Catherine de Medici. Henri of Navarre married her in 1572 a few days before Saint Bartholomew's Day. Remaining at court after her husband's flight, she joined him in Nérac in 1579. She quarrelled with him and returned to the Court but was expelled by Henri III in 1583 after plotting with the Duke of Alençon. Her husband welcomed her in Nérac but had her locked up in the Château d'Usson from 1587 to 1605. She consented to the annulment of her marriage in 1599 after the death of Gabrielle d'Estrées.
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