The marriage of Marie de’ Medici was held in procuratione, in other words, by proxy as Henry was inextricably involved in the war against Savoy. Instead of a mythologically elevated allegory, Rubens chose a history painting scene to convey greater authenticity.
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Peter Paul Rubens,
Die Vermählung "in procuratione" (Skizze zum Medici-Zyklus), 1622/23,
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