This fanciful painting shows Henri II, who died in 1559, and Catherine, who died in 1589, dancing with Catherine wearing a wheel farthingale that became fashionable in the 1590s.
Where's Diane?
Keywords: Catherine de Medici, Medici family, Valois family, Queen, French, wheel farthingale, under-skirt
Nov 4, 2009 11:38 AM
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