Catherine de’ Medici and King Charles IX lash out against perceived enemies only to release a horror beyond their control, one that will stain Catherine’s image forever.
François Dubois’ painting, The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre (exact year unknown) is one of the earliest surviving depictions of the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of August 1572. It is possible but unknown if Dubois, who was a Huguenot himself, was an eyewitness, but he may have based elements of the painting on first-hand accounts. Source: Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Medici Podcast
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