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Anne Boleyn. (circa 1500-1536), Second Queen of Henry VIII. Sitter associated with 28 portraits. The second wife of Henry VIII, Anne was associated with the King from 1527 and secretly married him in 1533, shortly before Henry's divorce from Katherine of Aragon was completed.
- Argument For Holbein’s Sketch
- Arguments Against Holbein’s Sketch
- Roy Strong’s Anne Boleyn
- The Nidd Hall Anne Boleyn
- Eric Ives and The Real Anne Boleyn
- Roland Hui and The NPG Portrait
- My Anne Boleyn
- Other Anne Boleyn Portraits
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In their article “An old tradition reasserted: Holbein’s portrait of Queen Anne Boleyn”, John Rowlands and David Starkey argue that the chalk drawing by Hans Holbein, inscribed “Anna Bollein Queen” (see below), is the true face of Anne Boleyn. Rowlands and Starkey state that although this sketch has been rejected in the past by the likes of K T Par...
In his article “A Reassessment of Queen Anne Boleyn’s Portraiture”, Roland Hui argues that “it seems unlikely that Anne with her much commented upon sense of style would have permitted to be depicted as such” and that “to believe that Anne was goitrous (not to mention deformed by a large wart says the writer), one would also have to accept the ridi...
Roy Strong, the eminent art historian, has suggested that the Lucas Horenbolte (Horenboute) miniature of an Unknown Woman c1526/1527 is Anne Boleyn because the appearance of the woman is “perfectly compatible” with the Anne Boleyn seen in the National Portrait Gallery painting. However, Roland Hui argues that “it is difficult to reconcile the two l...
The Nidd Hall portrait showing a woman similar to Holbein’s Jane Seymour but with an AB brooch has been identified as “The Most Excellent Princesse Anne Boleyn” but Roland Hui argues that her likeness has been derived from Henry VIII’s third wife, Jane Seymour. He notes that a variant of this portrait, an engraving by Renold Elstrack, showed the si...
In “The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn”, Eriv Ives writes of how there is “a resolution of this pictorial game of ‘find the lady’ ” and that the key to it is the Chequers locket ring which belonged to Elizabeth I. This ring contains two enamel portraits – one of Elizabeth and one of her mother, Anne Boleyn – and Ives writes of how “the face mask is ...
Hui agrees with Ives about the NPG portrait being a true likeness of Anne Boleyn. He states that although it has often been discounted because it dates back to the late 16th century, during Elizabeth I’s reign, costume evidence goes in its favour. In the portrait, the woman is “fashionably attired unlike the lady of the Windsor drawing [the chalk s...
We all have our favourite Anne Boleyn portraits don’t we? Well, mine is the Hever Castle portrait, the one where Anne is holding the rose. Why? Because I feel that it is the closest match to contemporary and Elizabethan descriptions of Anne:- While she was not the classic English rose, Anne was an attractive woman who had the likes of Henry Percy, ...
Robert Mylne and Olivia Peyton from the Anne Boleyn Facebook page brought two other Anne Boleyn portraits to my attention. The first is a miniature by an unknown artist, although it is inscribed Lucas Cornelli, which dates back to c1600 and which shows Anne Boleyn in her famous B necklace and the same outfit as shown in the NPG and Hever portraits....
“An Old Tradition Reasserted: Holbein’s Portrait of Queen Anne Boleyn”, John Rowlands and David Starkey, The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 125, No. 959 (Feb., 1983), pp. 88+90-92“A Reassessment of Queen Anne Boleyn’s Portraiture”, Roland Hui“The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn”, Eric Ives, 20042 days ago · Anne Boleyn (born 1507?—died May 19, 1536, London, England) was the second wife of King Henry VIII of England and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. The events surrounding the annulment of Henry’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon , and his marriage to Anne led him to break with the Roman Catholic Church and brought about the ...
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- Who were Anne Boleyn’s parents?Anne Boleyn was the daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn (who was later named earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde) and Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard), the daught...
- How did Anne Boleyn become famous?Anne Boleyn joined the court of King Henry VIII of England, and he fell in love with her. In January 1533 he married Anne; his marriage to Catherin...
- How did Anne Boleyn change the world?Anne Boleyn used her position at court to present herself as a solution to Henry's succession issues. Because Pope Clement VII refused to annul Hen...
- How did Anne Boleyn die?Anne failed to produce a male heir for Henry VIII, and he grew interested in Jane Seymour. Henry had Anne confined to the Tower of London on charge...
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Appearance and portraits. Holbein sketches. Faith and spirituality. Legends. Issue. See also. Notes. References. Bibliography. Further reading. External links. Anne Boleyn ( / ˈbʊlɪn, bʊˈlɪn /; [7] [8] [9] c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII.
- 1 June 1533
- Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire
- 19 May 1536, Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London, London
- Elizabeth Howard
Anne Boleyn. by Unknown English artist. oil on panel, late 16th century, based on a work of circa 1533-1536. 21 3/8 in. x 16 3/8 in. (543 mm x 416 mm) Purchased, 1882. Primary Collection. NPG 668. On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery.
A 1738 portrait of Anne. To understand the life and legacy of Anne Boleyn, one must start with what we know about how she looked. Given the disparities that exist in historical depictions of Anne, no definitive contemporary portrait of Anne exists.
May 19, 2021 · Anne Boleyn 1590–1610. unknown artist. National Portrait Gallery, London. The chin, the eyes, and the composition of the face are completely different from the first portrait, which is known as being the copy that is supposed to represent Anne the best. Even more drastically, the hair colour is totally different.
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