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Plaque from a book cover, French
Eloping knight mirror case, French
'Christ Discovered in the Temple', Simone Martini
'The Virgin and Child with a Saint', Bartolomeo Montagna
'The Lamentation over the Dead Christ', Master of the Virgo inter Virgines
'Pietà', Ercole de' Roberti
'Scenes from the life of St John the Baptist', Circle of Francesco Granacci
'Altarpiece with scenes from the Passion and Crucifixion', Master of the Aachen Altarpiece
Dish, Italian (Deruta)
'Portrait of a young man', Jan Mostaert
'Virgin and Child with Angels', Joos van Cleve
'The Triumph of Fortitude', Flemish (Brussels)
'Princess Marguerite of Angouleme
'The Nymph of the fountain', Lucas Cranach the Elder
'Ulysses shooting through the rings', Francesco Primaticcio
'Queen Elizabeth I - The Pelican Portrait', attributed to Nicholas Hilliard
'Madonna and child with Saints Catherine (?), Nicholas and Francis''Vinceno di Biagio Catena

'Princess Marguerite of Angouleme', Jean Clouet, c.1530

A portrait of woman who is very richly dressed. She is also holding a parrot.

Oil on panel, 61.2 x 52.6cm

Accession Number WAG1308

This is thought to be a portrait of Marguerite d'Angouleme who was the sister of King Francis I of France. Clouet was court painter to Francis I.

This painting is full of symbols which may give clues to the painting's meaning. The sitter wears daisies in her hat. The French word for daisy is Marguerite. The parrot may symbolise eloquence and mean Marguerite was a good talker. The bird may also symbolise love, its green colour denoting passion.

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