The portrait of henri iv, king of france, husband to maria de' medici, is part of the so-called "serie aulica" (or "of the most serene princes"), a collection of portraits of the most important members of the house of medici. In 1611 christina of lorraine commissioned to frans pourbus the younger, court painter of her niece maria in paris, two portraits: one of the queen, the other of the king (i. E. Her son louis xiii). Wrongly pourbus painted her late husband, henry iv. Anyhow, christina was satisfied – the two portraits are now into the galleria palatina and are displayed in the royal apartements – and commissioned immediately other two copies for the “serie aulica” of the uffizi. Henry iv's portrait was removed from the series in 1825 and returned to it briefly in the end of 19th century. In 1925 it was given in deposit to montecitorio and came back to the uffizi definitively in 1996. Object Type: painting. Date: 1613. Dimensions: height: 135 cm (53.1 in); width: 122 cm (48 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Uffizi Gallery. Pourbus, Frans - Official portrait of Henry IV as King of France
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