Frans Pourbus (Flemish, 1569–1622)
Portrait of King Louis XIII of France, 1611
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Pourbus inscribed the sitter’s age and the painting’s year in the composition: “The holy year 1611 at his age of 10 years.” Marie de’ Medici commissioned this work as she negotiated marriages for her two children to Philip III of Spain and Mary Marguerite of Austria, alliances that led to the European domination of the next two centuries by the Bourbon and Habsburg families.
Watched Bill (2015) for the first time today and I need everyone to know how much King Philip II Of Spain (Of Spain) captivated me with that slutty orange scene. I’m in love.