Katherine Parr: power, patronage and the first full-length portrait of an English queen
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from The Art Newspaper - International art news and events7 months ago
Henry VIII's last queen, Katherine Parr, was a significant artistic patron, commissioning various artists and even potentially having designs by Hans Holbein the Younger.
The Art Newspaper - International art news and eventshttps://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/07/02/katherine-parr-power-patronage-and-the-first-full-length-portrait-of-an-english-queen
Portraits of Katherine Parr and other queens served as political tools for self-promotion, reflecting an 'aggressive pursuit of visual self-justification.'
The Art Newspaper - International art news and eventshttps://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/07/02/katherine-parr-power-patronage-and-the-first-full-length-portrait-of-an-english-queen
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