Portrait Miniatures: Tiny Windows to the Past · Catherine de Medici

Catherine de Medici

Title (Dublin Core): Catherine de Medici
Description (Dublin Core): Portrait of Catherine de Medici in an oval frame, half-length, holding a fan.

Portrait of a woman, half-length, turned slightly to left, wearing a ruff and jewelled headdress and holding a fan in her right hand; the other hand is resting on the gold border surrounding the portrait.
Creator (Dublin Core): Clouet, Francois; Clouet, François, -1572
Date (Dublin Core): 1555
Subject (Dublin Core): Médicis, Catherine; Fans; Portrait miniatures, French
has style period (VRA Ontology): French School
Medium (Dublin Core): watercolor (paint); vellum (parchment)
diameter (VRA Ontology): Vertical diameter: 95mm
Horizontal diameter: 95mm
Coverage (Dublin Core): France
Provenance (Dublin Core): This miniature was received in one half of a 17th century turned wood box: in the other half was a portrait of James I by John Hoskins (P.27-1954).
Rights (Dublin Core): Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Identifier (Dublin Core): P.26-1954