Tag: 1538

Edward VI as a Child (probably 1538)

Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Edward VI as a Child probably 1538 Oil on panel, 56.8 x 44 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Inscription: PARVVLE PATRISSA, PATRIÆ VIRTVTIS ET HÆRES / ESTO, NIHIL MAIVS MAXIMVS ORBIS HABET. / GNATVM…

Elizabeth Boleyn

(c.1480–1538) Elizabeth Howard Boleyn née Lady Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire Countess of Ormond Viscountess Rochford Elizabeth Howard Boleyn in Film: Anne of the Thousand Days 1969 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold     The Other Boleyn…

Venere di Urbino (1538)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Venere di Urbino (Venus of Urbino) 1538 Oil on canvas, 119 x 165 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze This is one of Titian’s most famous works and it depicts the emblematic figure of a young bride about to be dressed…

1538

Rulers: • Alfonso d’Avalos d’Aquino, Governor of the Duchy of Milan (1538-1546) • Carlos I, King of Spain (1516-1556) • Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558) • Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (1537-1569) • Federico II Gonzaga, 1st Duke of Mantua (1530-1540) • François I, King of…