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Portrait of Cardinal Jules Mazarin
- Localisation : The Gallery of Painting
- Année de création :1652-1653
- Artiste :Unknown
Description
Trained and protected by Richelieu, Mazarin succeeded him after his death in 1642. At the time he was a Minister of the Regent, Anne of Austria and of the young King Louis XIV, whom he served until his death in 1661. As in the portraits of Richelieu, we see the richly detailed moiré of the garments and the model is captured in the gravity and solemnity of his function, in a position similar to that of his predecessor. However, here Champaigne opens a window in the room onto a view of the Château de Vincennes. This detail makes it possible to establish the date of the painting: Mazarin became governor of Vincennes in 1652.
