# Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of Tuscany

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BEZZUOLI, Giuseppe](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bezzuoli-giuseppe-r3ac5664915cddf>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 191 x 146 cm

## Commentary

Marie Antoinette \(1814-1898\), the second wife of Grand Duke Leopoldo II of Tuscany, is depicted in her role as a sovereign, dressed in black velvet with a plume in her hair and seated on an ermine coat, a symbol of power. In the background, the belfry of the Palazzo Vecchio and the silhouette of the Duomo indicate the locale of her realm.

## Related artworks

- [Entry of Charles VIII into Florence](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bezzuoli-giuseppe-r3ac5664915cddf/entry-of-charles-viii-into-florence-r15424cf7e5405a>)
- [Venus Crossing the Sea on a Shell](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bezzuoli-giuseppe-r3ac5664915cddf/venus-crossing-the-sea-on-a-shell-r9428709e0c02ce>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)