Scientific analysis of the famed Anne Boleyn portrait "Hever Rose" reveals the artist may have tried to visually rebut rumors about the queen to protect her legacy.
New analysis of an Anne Boleyn portrait has revealed a long-hidden detail that counters damaging claims that she was a witch.
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Portrait of Anne Boleyn was meant to rebut rumors that she was a witch, historians say
Research shows the painting may have been meant to counter claims she had extra fingers.
Exclusive: Underdrawing suggests attempt to debunk myth that former wife of Henry VIII had sixth finger ...
A familiar portrait of Anne Boleyn has just yielded an unfamiliar secret. Infrared scanning and tree-ring dating suggest an Elizabethan artist deliberately altered the so-called “Hever Rose” portrait ...
Infrared images have revealed that an artist who painted Anne Boleyn deviated from an approved design for portraits of the ...
The artist behind the works may have used Elizabeth's likeness as a template in other royal portraits to visually emphasize ...
New research suggests that mother and daughter's likenesses were blurred to reinforce Elizabeth I's claim to the throne. A portrait of Anne Boleyn from the late 16th century (c.1500-1536) by an ...
A portrayal of Anne Boleyn held by the National Portrait Gallery may have been painted to show major similarities between Henry VIII’s controversial second wife and their daughter, who became ...
Anne Boleyn is arguably one of the most well-known figures in Tudor history. She was King Henry VIII's second wife of six wives, and she was famously beheaded at the Tower of London for treason in ...
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