Whitehall Mural Holbein. Over three sessions gillian will cover holbein’s early career, his work for the tudor court, and his portraits of foreigners in london. Painted on a wall in the royal palace of whitehall, it depicted king henry viii and queen jane seymour as well as the king's parents, king henry vii and queen elizabeth of york.
Holbein's painting of henry, with his father, mother (both long since dead) and third wife, jane seymour, done in 1537 on a wall of whitehall palace, was destroyed in 1698 in. He was just finishing up the building of whitehall palace, which was along the river, stretching from charing cross to westminster. Behind henry viii stands the.
The Majestic Figure Of Henry Viii As Conceived By Holbein Is One Of The Most Memorable Images Of Royalty Ever Created.
The whitehall mural by remigius van leemput after a mural by hans holbein the younger, painted for henry viii in 1537. Painted on a wall in the royal palace of whitehall, it depicted king henry viii and queen jane seymour as well as the king's parents, king henry vii and queen elizabeth of york. Like the boughton picture, this is a composite portrait, yet in this version edward and elizabeth are missing.
He Was Just Finishing Up The Building Of Whitehall Palace, Which Was Along The River, Stretching From Charing Cross To Westminster.
Elizabeth of york (henry viii's mother) and jane seymour from a copy if the the dynasty portrait or the whitehall mural. Vertue copied van leemputs painting (also in the royal collection; The original mural was commissioned by henry viii in 1537 for his palace of whitehall in central london, and destroyed in the fire in that palace in 1698.
Petworth House, On Loan At The National Portrait Gallery, London.
We will be examining, among other subjects, holbein’s portraits of erasmus, his lost depiction of the family of sir thomas more, the ambassadors, the whitehall mural and his portraits of hanseatic merchants. Hans holbein the younger henry viii. Painted on a wall in the royal palace of whitehall, it depicted king henry viii and queen jane seymour as well as the king's parents, king henry vii and queen elizabeth of york.
1), Still Retains Its Majesty.
Portrait of henry viii, after holbein. It shows henry viii’s father henry vii and his mother, elizabeth of york at the top, illustrating the coming together of the two warring parties putting an end to the wars of the roses. A cartoon of a portion of the whitehall mural by holbein.
Whether Holbein Or Henry Determined The Change In Henry’s View In The Mural Is Debated, But The Effect And Ultimate.
This a copy of what the original whitehall mural looked like. Copy by remigius van leemput of holbein ' s whitehall mural, destroyed by fire in 1698 [ 103 ]• 1667. The mural depicted henry viii, henry vii and their wives, jane seymour and elizabeth of york respectively.
