GOLDEN AGE OF THE MEDICI 



Photogravure of a Painting by Andreas Mtiller 



While the Medici family were distinguished for cruelty, some of them, 

 notably the queen of Henry IV, were no less famous lor their patronage of 

 learning. The artist has admiraoly illustrated the spirit of that age by 

 grouping the most famous literati of Europe in the Park Monceaux, each 

 being a portrait, while the assemblage is presided over by Marie de Medici, 

 who is awarding tributes to those who have contributed to the glory of 

 literature. The conception is grand, and the execution most excellent. 



