The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 385
Y DE MEDICIS. The following year Mary, upon her return to Paris,being desirous of immortalizing the principal events ofa disturbed life, sent for Rubens, then in the meridianof his glory, to receive her commands. Rubens imme-diately repaired to Paris, where he made choice of thesubjects, and drew… … THE EDUCATION OF MARY DE MEDICIS. RUBENS. The scene is laid at the grotto of the fountain Cas-talia. Minerva instructs the young princess in theelements of the sciences. Apollo, crowned with laurel,inspires her with a love of the fine arts; the attributesof which are visibly grouped with the aegis…
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