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Minisode 8: The Portrait of Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein

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Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Anne of Cleves, 1539, oil and tempera paint on parchment, in the collection of the Louvre [image source: Louvre]
Holbein’s portrait of Anne of Cleves before its recent restoration [image source: Louvre]
Detail from Holbein’s portrait of Anne of Cleves [image source: Louvre]
Detail from Holbein’s portrait of Anne of Cleves [image source: Louvre]
Detail from Holbein’s portrait of Anne of Cleves [image source: Louvre]
Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Henry VIII, c. 1537, oil on panel, in the collection of the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza [image source: Thyssen-Bornemisza]
Attributed to Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Anne of Cleves, c. 1530s?, in the collection of St. John’s College, University of Oxford [image source: Artuk.org]
Unknown artist, Portrait of Anne of Cleves (?), c. 1539, oil paint, in the collection of the Rosenbach Museum [image source: Wikipedia]
The Rosenbach portrait is so tiny! [image source: @TheRosenbach on Instagram]
Hans Holbein, Miniature Portrait of a Lady (Catherine Howard? Anne of Cleves?), c. 1540, watercolor of vellum on playing card [image source: Royal Collection Trust]
Composite of portraits of Henry VIII’s six wives [image source: Medium]
Anne of Cleves memorial in Westminster Abbey. Despite looking like a plaque / simple expanse of stone, this is merely the back of her larger tomb monument. The close proximity to the high altar makes the front/sides inaccessible to the public. [image source: Find a Grave]
Funerary monument to Anne of Cleves (the “front” or “main” part that is inaccessible to the public) [image source: Westminster Abbey Facebook]
The emblem of Anne of Cleves featured on her tomb [image credit: Westminster Abbey]
Joss Stone as Anne of Cleves and Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII in The Tudors

Happy listening!

Lindsay

2 thoughts on “Minisode 8: The Portrait of Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein”

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    Nancy June 11, 2025 — 2:07 am

    Hello! I’ve just recently started listening to your podcast and I love it! Turns out I love learning stuff about things when I take my dog out for a walk. I started on Episode 1 and am currently half way through Episode 23, which is an excellent episode that I am enjoying. I didn’t know much about Kehinde Wiley but I put two and two together and I remember seeing his work at the National Portrait Museum a couple of years ago. Anyway, this is a great podcast that allows me to reacquaint myself with some things I learned decades ago when I took my one and only art history class and to also learn from you about works of art I wasn’t familiar with, so thank you. Have a great day.

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    1. Lindsay Sheedy's avatar (Post author)
      Lindsay Sheedy June 29, 2025 — 10:50 pm

      I’m so glad to hear that you are enjoying the podcast! I am an avid walker, and I know how important good listening content is to that ritual. Please give your dog some love from me! -Lindsay

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