# The Marriage of Henri IV of France and Marie de Médicis

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RUBENS, Peter Paul](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/rubens-peter-paul-r5af483e07d2c6c>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on panel, 23 x 12,5 cm

## Commentary

This sketch was made for a cycle of twenty-one large paintings commissioned by Marie de Médicis to illustrate the life of her dead husband, Henri IV of France. The cycle was never completed.

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## Attribution

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