This gold-plated brass jewel is inspired by a ring seen in the painting Gabrielle d'Estrées and one of her sisters. Gabrielle d'Estrées and one of her sisters Anonymous, École de Fontainebleau, 4th quarter of the 16th century Musée du Louvre, Paris The second half of the 15th century saw the subject of nude female beauty gain great popularity in France; in the 16th century, Ladies Bathing and Ladies Washing would become the subject of choice for French artists, and a major theme at the School of Fontainebleau. The author of this work and the circumstances surrounding its commission are not
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