Tudor paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger and contemporary photography by Hiroshi Sugimoto meet in the National Portrait Gallery’s first exhibition of historic portraiture since reopening, presenting a study of the lives and afterlives of the six women who married Henry VIII.
Six Lives chronicles the representation of Katherine of
Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and
Katherine Parr throughout history and popular culture in the centuries since
they lived.
As a frequent source of fascination, the stories of the six
women have repeatedly inspired writers and artists of all kinds to attempt to
uncover the ‘truth’ of their lives: their characters, their appearance and
their relationships.
From historic
paintings, drawings and ephemera, to contemporary photography, costume and
film, the exhibition draws upon a wealth of factual and fictional materials to
present the life, legacy and portrayal of six women who forever changed the
landscape of English history.
https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/event-root/members-events/late-six-lives-hsfpa2024
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