Portrait of Francis I, King of France

Gallery 354, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Rubenstein Gallery)

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Portrait of Francis I, King of France

c. 1532-1533

Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish (active Antwerp and France), c. 1485–died 1540/41)

Francis I possibly commissioned this portrait in connection with his second marriage, to Eleanor of Austria, or in commemoration of a meeting with King Henry VIII of England. During his long reign (1515-1547) Francis established France as a center of the arts and attracted many famous artists to his court, including Leonardo da Vinci, whose last years were spent there.

Gallery 354, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Rubenstein Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Portrait of Francis I, King of France

Date:

c. 1532-1533

Artist:

Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish (active Antwerp and France), c. 1485–died 1540/41)

Medium:

Oil on panel

Dimensions:

28 3/8 × 23 5/16 inches (72.1 × 59.2 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 769

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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Gallery 354, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Rubenstein Gallery)

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