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DiaporamaPortrait of Henry VIII
1547
1345.0 x 2390.0 cm
Walker Art Gallery
Workshop Of Hans Holbein The Younger (? – ?)
Hans Holbein the Younger (c. 1497-1543) was a leading German Renaissance portraitist renowned for his realistic depictions of figures like Erasmus and Henry VIII's court. His masterful technique and symbolic detail capture an era of religious and political change.
Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Home to one of the world's finest Pre-Raphaelite collections, Liverpool's Walker Art Gallery offers an unmissable journey through Renaissance masters and British modernism that invites you to explore its timeless beauty.
The great German portrait painter Holbein spent much of his life in England, employed by private patrons and the Court. Among his chief commissions for Henry VIII was a mural in Whitehall Palace showing the King and his wife, Jane Seymour, accompanied by Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. The mural was destroyed by fire in the 17th century, but several copies of the section showing Henry VIII survive, of which this is probably the best. In this massive figure, sumptuously dressed, proud and defiant, Holbein created one of the most powerful and memorable images of kingship.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of Henry VIII
- Artist: Workshop Of Hans Holbein The Younger
- Year: 1547
- Original dimensions: 1345.0 x 2390.0 cm
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Walker Art Gallery
- Color palette: Earthy
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow
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