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| Keywords: Anne of Cleves, miniature by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg <br>Portrait Miniature of Anne of Cleves<br> 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 <br> Holbein is presumed to have painted the miniature in Düren A version on parchment in the Louvre was probably painted at the same time Holbein also produced a portrait of Anne's sister Amelia which is now lost Nicholas Wotton the head of the English delegation reported to Henry Your Grace's servant Hanze Albein hathe taken th'effigies of my lady Anne and the lady Amelye and hath expressed theyr images very lyvely The tradition that Holbein flattered Anne is not borne out by the evidence no one except Henry ever described her as repugnant Bätschmann Oskar Pascal Griener Hans Holbein London Reaktion Books 1997 ISBN 1861890400 p 192 Ganz Paul The Paintings of Hans Holbein First Complete Edition London Phaidon 1956 p 259 Rowlands John Holbein The Paintings of Hans Holbein the Younger Boston David R Godine 1985 ISBN 0879235780 p 151 Strong Roy Artists of the Tudor Court The Portrait Miniature Rediscovered 1520 “1620 ISBN 0905209346 p 48 Wilson Derek Hans Holbein Portrait of an Unknown Man London Pimlico 2006 ISBN 1844139182 p 260 Susan Foister Holbein in England London Tate 2006 ISBN 1854376454 uploaded by qp10qp Creator Hans Holbein d J 1539 Watercolour gum vellum in ivory case Victoria and Albert Museum London cm 4 6 80px PD-old-100 Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein der Jüngere miniature | ||||
