1556 Catherine de Medici possibly by Agnolo Bronzino(?) (Palazzo Pitti, Firenze) bodice

This image shows the head ang bodice of Catherine de Medici wearing one of the costliest dresses ever depicted. Even the ruff is jeweled!

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