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Hidden detail in an Anne Boleyn portrait challenges ‘witchcraft’ claims, historians say

Anne Boleyn’s face has been copied so many times that it can feel more legend than person. Now, new research on one of her most famous portraits suggests the painter was doing more than recording a ...
Artnet

Does This Famed Portrait of Anne Boleyn Actually Depict Elizabeth I?

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 ...
NPR

If an Anne Boleyn portrait is really Elizabeth I, there's a good reason

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tudor historian Owen Emmerson about his theory that the face in a famous portrait of Anne Boleyn is actually that of her daughter, Elizabeth I. Anne Boleyn is arguably one ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Tudor Courtiers Exchanged Portrait Miniatures as Love Tokens. Centuries Later, New Research Is Unlocking the Secrets of These Intimate Artworks

Over the past few years, art historians have identified several previously unknown paintings by Elizabeth I's favorite artist ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Why Do These Tudor-Era Portraits of Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I Look So Strikingly Similar?

The artist behind the works may have used Elizabeth’s likeness as a template in other royal portraits to visually emphasize her resemblance to previous monarchs and reinforce her status as the ...
WUWM

If an Anne Boleyn portrait is really Elizabeth I, there's a good reason

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 ...