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Hans Holbein Anne Of Cleves

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12/12/2019

A portrait of anne of cleves comes to life in a gallery and she talks to the night time security guard about her life. It may not be holbein s own face right though i strongly suspect it is.

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He arrived in the very same year that henry viii broke from rome defying the orders of the pope by separating from catherine of aragon and marrying anne boleyn.

Hans holbein anne of cleves. This portrait of anne of cleves continues hans holbein s strong connection to the ruling monarch of henry viii of england as well as several of his wives. Henry married anne because he believed that he needed to form a political alliance with her brother william duke of cleves who was a leader of the protestants of western germany. Portrait of anne of cleaves by hans holbein the younger 1539 via hampton court palace after his four years in basel holbein returned to a radically changed england.

The portrait of anne of cleves above by hans holbein the younger circa 1539 is in the musée du louvre in paris. He produced several portraits of each of them. Hans holbein probably the most famous of the tudor court painters was sent to the court of the duke of cleves who had two sisters.

Anne of cleves german. Detail of the hands in holbein s portrait of anne of cleves click image to enlarge. 1515 16 july 1557 was queen consort of england from 6 january to 9 july 1540 as the fourth wife of king henry viii.

Anna von kleve. In 1539 king henry viii in his late 40s and already married three times was considering a proposal to this lucky lucky princess. Anne of cleves born september 22 1515 died july 16 1557 london england fourth wife of king henry viii of england.

The cheeks are chubby the tip of the nose both pointed and ever so slightly bent the eye formed by a precious stone the chin possibly bearded. The most infamous royal art commission in british history is hans holbein s portrait of anne of cleves. Anne of cleves was henry viii s fourth wife.

Despite its bland unprepossessing appearance this royal commission is coloured by a controversial history. In may 1539 the painter hans holbein was instructed by thomas cromwell to. In 1539 holbein was sent to düren in the duchy of cleves to paint a portrait of anne as a possible candidate for marriage.

The subject again holds a fairly modest expression neither particularly happy nor sad. Their marriage was short lived but everything worked out in the end for anne something that can t be said for henry s other wives.

Anne Of Cleves 1539 1909 Artist Hans Holbein The Younger