Part of Peter Paul Rubens's celebrated Marie de' Medici cycle, The Happiness of the Regency was painted in 1625 for the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Through allegorical figures representing good government, prosperity, and the arts, the painting celebrates the regency of Marie de' Medici, widow of King Henry IV of France.
Oil on canvas. Musée du Louvre, Paris. Inventory No. INV 1783.
