The Bath of Diana, ca 1565 (oil on wood)

The nymph sitting on the black cloth is Catherine de Medici, in mourning for the death of Henry II (1559). The goddess bearing the crescent and bedecked in jewellery is Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of Henry II, who wore her colours (black and white) during the tournament that led to his death. The nymph holding the (flame-coloured) antique nuptial veil above the royal purple and in front of the fleur-de-lys of France is Mary Stuart, the wife of Francis II (1559-1560). The ivy crowning one of the two satyrs identifies him as the Cardinal de Guise-Lorraine. the second satyr is his brother François (1519-1563), the military hero who trumpets victory