The Marie de' Medici Cycle is a series of twenty-four paintings by Peter Paul Rubens commissioned by Marie de' Medici, widow of Henry IV of France. Marie de' Medici became the second wife to King Henry IV of France in a marriage by proxy. When Henry was assassinated in 1610, Louis XIII, his son and successor to the throne, was only eight years old. Louis' mother, Marie, acted as his regent as however, even after Louis came of age at thirteen in 1614, the queen continued ruling in his stead.
Apparently, she had an ego that fit somewhere between Marie Antoinette and Donald Trump.
Rubens was Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of Flemish Baroque tradition. His workshop, which he ran out of his home, seen here, was able to produce these two dozen mammoth paintings in just four years.

See each painting Rubens' Marie de' Medici Cycle:

The Portraits of The Queen and her Parents
The Destiny of Maria de' Medici
The Birth of the Princess, in Florence on 26 April 1573. The Education of the Princess
Presentation of Her Portrait to Henry IV. The Wedding by Proxy of Marie de' Medici to King Henry IV
The Disembarkation at Marseilles. The Meeting of Marie de' Medici and Henry IV at Lyons
The Birth of the Dauphin at Fountainebleau. The Consignment of the Regency
The Coronation in Saint-Denis
The Council of the Gods
The Victory at Jülich. The Exchange of Princesses
Louis XIII Comes of Age
The Flight from Blois. The Negotiations at Angoulême
The Queen Opts for Security. Reconciliation of the Queen and her son
The Triumph of Truth

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