Hans Holbein: Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn, drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1534–35; in the British Museum, London.(more) Anne’s arrogant behaviour soon made her unpopular at court. Although Henry lost interest in her and began liaisons with other women, the birth of a son might have...
holbein, born to a bavarian artistic family, studied in the augsburg workshop of his father, hans holbein the elder. he made an early trip to england but spent a longer period of time in basel, switzerland, where he maintained his production of religious paintings, of both the roman ...
Elizabeth. She held the rank of two of the highest noblewomen in the country along with her cousin, Lady Margaret Douglas (daughter of the eldest sibling of Henry VIII; Queen Margaret of Scots). Lady Margaret Clifford’s status may have been enough for a portrait. Her cousin, Margaret Doug...
Mary’s portrait was one of a set of 14 “Beauties,” or specially commissioned portraits of royal women. Flemish painterRemigius van Leemputlikely painted the series in the 1630s. Per theTelegraph, the artist may have copied Mary’s likeness from a now-lost painting byHans Holbein ...
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. CNN — Young Derich Born’s cheekbones were not always sharp enough to peel apples. New research and conservation work on the 1533 portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger has ...