The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Marie de'Médicis, Queen Mother of France (b. 1573, r. 1610-42)

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Reading, Writing, and Roentgen

Carolyn Sargentson, independent art historian and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum, outlines how changing social practices altered the designs and styles of furniture, both for the nobility and the lower classes.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013.

The exhibition and catalogue are made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

Video/Audio (4)

David Roentgen: Long-Case Clock
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The Roentgens' Berlin Secretary Cabinet
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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration
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Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Animation
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Marie de'Médicis, Queen Mother of France (b. 1573, r. 1610-42)

Medalist: Guillaume Dupré (French, 1574–1642)

Date:: 1624
Culture:: French
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: Diam. 2 1/6 in. (55 mm.)
Classification:: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line:: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wait, 1907
Accession Number:: 07.247.2

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Signature: (below tranche of shoulder) G.DVPRE.F ; (on tranche of shoulder) 1624

Inscription: Obverse: (in margin, retrograde) MARIA AUG[usta].GALL[iae].ET.NAVAR[rae].REGIN[a] (Marie, auguste Queen of France and Navarre); reverse: (in exergue, on shield) LAETA DEVM PARTV (Rejoicing in her progeny of gods)
Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wait (until 1907; to MMA)
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A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
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