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  • Portrait of henry viii of england

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    This full length portrait of the English monarch King Henry VIII is derived from the Whitehall Mural, painted by Hans Holbein in 1537. It is one of the most recognisable images in the Walker Art Gallery’s collection. The mural depicted Henry VIII, Henry VII and their wives, Jane Seymour and Elizabeth of York respectively. It was painted onto the wall of one of the state rooms of Whitehall Palace. It was probably intended to serve as propaganda to reinforce the strength of the Tudor dynasty and Henry VIII’s total authority. It was destroyed in a fire at Whitehall Palace in 1698. The Walker portrait was produced by an unknown artist who was familiar with the Whitehall mural. The artist had access to the designs or patterns used by Holbein. Like the original mural, the Walker portrait conveys the immense power and authority of Henry VIII. This is achieved without traditional symbols of royalty such as a crown or sceptre, but instead through Henry VIII’s pose, facial expression and vi

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    Portrait of Henry VIII of England

    During the 16th century portraiture was the leading genre in England and almost the only one to which artists could devote themselves following the events of the early 1530s, the consequences of which were to drastically reduce their pictorial repertoire. Acknowledged as the supreme head of the Church, in 1534 Henry VIII was invested by Parliament as the maximum religious authority. This was followed by the suppression of the monasteries and the sale of their land and possessions to nobles and members of the middle classes. As a result of these circumstances Holbein, who had returned to England for the second time in 1532 following some difficult years in Basel, was obliged to look for new clients as those who had supported him during his first period in England were dead or had fallen from favour.

    The body of work that the artist left in England is most notable for the portraits painted in oil or drawn on paper. Holbein also executed minia

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    Portrait of Henry VIII

    Lost painting bygd Hans Holbein the Younger

    Portrait of Henry VIII is a lost painting by Hans Holbein the Younger depicting Henry VIII. It is one of the most iconic images of Henry VIII and is one of the most famous portraits of any English or British monarch. It was created in 1536–1537 as part of the Whitehall Mural showing the Tudor dynasty at the Palace of Whitehall, Westminster, which was destroyed by fire in 1698, but is still well known through many copies.

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    Hans Holbein the Younger, originally from Germany, had been appointed the English King's Painter in 1536. The portrait was created to adorn the privy chamber of Henry's newly acquired Palace of Whitehall. Henry was spending vast sums to decorate the 23-acre (93,000 m2) warren of residences he had seized after the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey. The original mural featured four figures arranged around a marble plinth: Henry, his wife Jane Seymour, and his parents,