A Queen's Picture
A Queen's Picture. Guido Reni and European Diplomacy
A Queen's Picture. Guido Reni and European Diplomacy
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the prospect of restoring closer friendly relations<br />
with the kingdom of England, separated for some<br />
time from the Church of Rome, in view of the<br />
King’s marriage in 1626 to the sixteen-year-old<br />
sister of Louis XIII, the Catholic Henrietta Maria.<br />
Ottavio Leoni, Cardinal Francesco Barberini, 1624, Royal Collection<br />
The desire expressed by the Queen for a large<br />
painting to adorn the ceiling of the King’s bedroom<br />
offered the opportunity for Cardinal Francesco<br />
Barberini, who had already sent agents to the<br />
English court, to weave a web of relationships,<br />
exemplified by this highly symbolic work of art.
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