miniaturists with portraits like those of Anne of Cleves (1539, The story has it that a maid had left laundry to dry in front of a fire. It was destroyed by fire in 1698, but is still well known through many copies. of the Merchant Georg Gisze of Danzig (1532) Obviously, it’s very similar in appearance to the Vienna portrait. This was the iconic representation of Henry VIII which spawned nearly every other portrait painted of him since, and the image with which we still identify him. Holbein also worked for Henry's eminence grise Thomas To the right can be seen Henry VII’s wife, Elizabeth of York, emphasising Henry VIII’s descent from the rival Yorkist line and presenting him as the uniter of the two dynasties. There are some incredibly skilful elements. sitting. For starters what happened to the painter? Sarah: So I’m just dying to know what happened to this poor guy? Caroline, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte, [The genealogy of the Kings of England from the time of Henry II to the children of James I], The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse. His portraits are some of the best of the best. Well, I’m sure a lot of people are very envious of just how fascinating your job sounds. Then there is also photography in UV light and photomicroscopy. This knight is dressed to impress with a heraldic totem between his legs. You can listen to the entire show here. And these are two of the most iconic sixteenth-century portraits produced in England. Is she homeless? Francesco Maria I della Rovere exudes potency from his beard and his darkly glittering armour to his sword pommel and baton. Charlotte: Well, I am Senior Curator with responsibility for research and the sixteenth-century collections at the National Portrait Gallery. For an interpretation of other famous A full-size cartoon done by Holbein in preparation for the portrait group survives in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, showing only the left-hand third of the group, with the two Henries. The number of portrait painters working in England on this date was small. His codpiece makes him heartless in this troubling masterpiece. Francesco Maria I della Rovere exudes potency from his beard and his darkly glittering armour to his sword pommel and baton. The label suggests that it was in a collection in St James’, London, in the late nineteenth-century, but that’s as far back as we’ve been able to go. It had belonged to the parents of the owners who sold it at auction. the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. It has had a lasting effect on Henry's public image. What do we know of the provenance of this painting and how did the Gallery acquire it? would have their own copies made in order to demonstrate their loyalty This is very interesting. So, let’s talk a little bit about the painting. In addition to his paintings of Henry VIII, This young man means business. Sarah: She’s quite unmistakably Jane Seymour. It has been so beautifully finished in so many ways. Those that have survived, include: Portrait of Jane We don’t know which one Edward Seymour commissioned. miniature painting, Also, we found that the pattern extended all the way behind her, whereas before restoration, it seemed to disappear into the darkness. by Remigius van Leemput, of which the best known copy is the one in Sarah: I bet you did! It’s an eye-opener! Portrait of King Henry VIII (1536) Henry VIII is a monster of a man in Holbein's lifesize design for a mural of the Tudor dynasty. Whoever it was, was just working on these final details. The dagger at his side mirrors its symbolism and signifies his masculine readiness to harm those who cross him. It was painted in his palace of Whitehall in central London. This is a chivalrous codpiece, peeping out from the knight's armour like a red cock's crest. Firstly, why do you think that is? of Henry's wives. Portrait of Henry VIII is a lost work by Hans Holbein the Younger depicting Henry VIII. We’ve lost so many paintings from this period, yet some of them survive. There is also a political idealism to this young soldier, as he stands ready to defend the Florentine Republic from its enemies. The Holbein drawings at the Royal Collection are a wonderful anomaly because you can actually trace them through the Royal provenance. His Renaissance and this copy is now part of the Royal Collection on display at Hampton The many copies made of the portrait explain why it has become such an iconic image, even after the destruction of the original when Whitehall Palace was consumed by fire in 1698. So, it obscured any additional information. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities. is Holbein's Henry that we recall. Whereas for most of the works that we have in the National Portrait Gallery collection, there’s a sort of grey area in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. These survive as a portrait drawing in the Royal Collection, as well as a painting of Jane Seymour that’s in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The best quality copy of the - featuring heavily padded shoulders and a large codpiece - and jewellery, and distributed copies of it throughout the country. Mural Portrait of Tudor Dynasty (1537) Palace [2] It is not clear where in the palace the mural was located, but it may have been in the king's Privy Chamber or study, where only a very select few would have seen it. portrait artists active in Northern Don't mess with this sombre character. I thought how wonderful it would be to talk to you about that painting which, of course, is of Jane Seymour. INDEX. So, we have lots of exciting partnerships with other collections to try and learn more about what I think is an incredibly interesting and relatively unstudied area of British art. One of which is that perhaps Jane’s sudden death restricted demand for her portraiture, but that seems less likely because we know that her brother, Edward Seymour, commissioned a portrait of her, and paid Holbein for it, after her death. Women gave knights items of clothing as favours. • Analysis of the Only Surviving Portrait of What was it made from – and might it be possible to safely remove it? It is one of the most iconic images of Henry and is one of the most famous portraits of any British monarch. Henry VIII died four years Sarah: Does that take us into the restoration process and what you did next? There is a sense that areas of the portrait have been very over-cleaned in the past and that has perhaps the painting has lost some of its information. Dendrochronology puts the boards at some time after 1530, Unknown location (sold Christie's November 2006), Dendrochronology puts the panels as from a tree felled between 1540 and 1560, This page was last edited on 6 August 2020, at 11:15. This Renaissance military hero displays his manhood in the customary manner. They vary dramatically in their quality and faithfulness to the original source. They had it hung in their house. Christus (1410-75). It is striking that the men of Italy's most powerful aristocratic dynasties – compare Titian's portraits of a member of the della Rovere family and Ranuccio Farnese – are so often portrayed in codpieces. Sarah: How interesting! Although Holbein had artfully survived So, to be able to place Jane Seymour in dialogue with the Whitehall Cartoon is a really exciting moment. Photograph: Photoservice Electa/UIG/Rex, Young Knight by Vittore Carpaccio. Thus, for example, although Holbein painted several portraits of Anne Also, where you would expect there to be a very rich pattern to her sleeves, perhaps of cloth of silver, it is just a very plain sort of off-white colour. from this and other drawings. harmony with Northern Renaissance traditions. of the painting are based on the reproduction of the Whitehall mural of his portraits in his studio. Portraying the Tudor dynasty, the mural featured King Henry Sarah: Do you feel that there is a Holbein signature to this portrait? Has poverty or disapproval driven her out of town? It was a great loss to both art and history when the mural perished in the fire which destroyed most of Whitehall Palace in 1698. As it turns out, there is a dramatic possibility that might explain that mystery. This, the only surviving painting of Henry from Holbein's hand, may also have been a preparatory study. The principal Holbein portrait of King That was the one area that we knew we wanted to research further. We wondered if it might have been something that was added to the painting in the seventeenth or eighteenth-century because it was obscured by all this varnish. Navagero poses as if in the midst of business, letter in hand, leaning on his desk. He wears an array of jewellery including several large rings and a pair of necklaces. Explanation is by no means over. In a way that is very common to lots of surviving sixteenth-century portraits, we don’t have a full provenance for the work. drawing of his subject, usually at a single In the last few years of his life he turned to She’s wearing a very beautiful red velvet dress and an English gable hood that’s folded up in the style that was fashionable in the 1530s. It really does seem to be part of that group of works the derive from elite-level, royal patronage. Also, we found this wonderful rich lustrous red of her dress and, again, this very ornate, thought-out geometric pattern on her sleeves, which came to life in a very exciting way. Charlotte: Yes. Renaissance - the others being Albrecht For many years this painting was owned by the Spencer family and housed at Althorp. So, therefore, he stops. As in other Renaissance portraits, the use of red heightens none-too-subtle hints of sexuality and hot blood. (bottom row) Henry VIII and Queen Jane Seymour. Even so, Holbein's accomplishment is UNDERSTANDING ART National Gallery, London. His porcine tree stump of a head and vast chest are meant to terrify those approaching the king's presence, but all eyes are drawn to his magnificent codpiece, which unequivocally equates power and sexual prowess. the Younger Madrid. had just been beheaded, the Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536-41) had In it Henry wears much the same clothing as the final mural, but is still posed in a three-quarters view. Sign up to e-mail updates for the latest news, exclusive events and 15% off in our online shop. We have two very famous portraits of her, executed by the German artist Hans Holbein, the Younger. But she's a real person with real troubles. [citation needed]. The mural aimed to show Henry VIII’s right to hold the throne by emphasising his line of descent. • Portrait

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