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Maria or Hungary, Regent of the Netherlands
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Maria or Hungary, Regent of the Netherlands

anonymous · 1550 - 1560 · panel; wood (plant material); oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Mary of Hungary, 1505-1558, Governor of the Netherlands, 1531-1555. Probably a copy after a lost portrait by Titian. Circa 1550.<BR />This younger sister of Charles V succeeded Margaret of Austria as Governor in 1531. When Charles V abdicated in 1555, Mary also retired. Mary of Hungary possessed an important collection of paintings. She knew Titian, who made portraits of her and her family members.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMaria of Hungary, Regent of the Netherlands. 1550 - 1560. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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