Anne_of_Cleves,_by_Hans_Holbein_the_Younger.jpg
Summary
Hans Holbein the Younger : Betrothal portrait of Anne of Cleves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depicted people | Anne of Cleves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
circa 1539
date QS:P571,+1539-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium |
parchment
on
canvas
medium QS:P186,Q226697;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions |
height: 0.6 m (25.5 in); width: 0.4 m (18.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,0.65U11573
dimensions QS:P2049,0.48U11573
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Notes |
English:
Anne of Cleves
(1515–57), a daughter of
John III, Duke of Cleves
, was the fourth wife of
Henry VIII
. Holbein was sent to paint her at
Düren
in summer 1539, so that Henry could appraise her as a possible wife. Holbein posed Anne square-on and in elaborate finery. Henry was disappointed with her in the flesh, and he divorced her after a brief, unconsummated marriage. He redesignated Anne as "king's sister", and she remained in England, where she died during the reign of
Queen Mary
.
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Source/Photographer | Unknown source Unknown source | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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