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HOLBEIN, Hans the Younger: Portrait of Henry VIII

🖼 Portrait of Henry VIII, 1536
Oil on wood
28 × 19 cm
Madrid, Spain

Broad-shouldered and commanding, Henry VIII stands frontally in jeweled regalia, legs splayed in absolute authority. Holbein's iconic image defined royal portraiture and became the visual template for Tudor power across centuries.

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