“Portrait of Mary of Hungary”, Germany, 16th century, Titian

Portrait of mary of hungary (1505-1558), daughter of philip i of castile (1478-1506). "mary, queen of hungary and governor of the netherlands, was the sister of emperor charles v and a key figure on the political scene in the sixteenth century, especially in the netherlands. Her influence extended beyond the political sphere, however; at her court in brussels, she was also a patron of the arts and had a great impact on artistic production. Her tastes and commissions boosted the spread of the italian renaissance aesthetic in the netherlands in the first half of the sixteenth century. ". Object Type: painting. Date: 16th century. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Musée des Arts décoratifs. Marie de hongrie par titien