1538

Holbein Paints Christina of Denmark

1538

Hans Holbein the Younger was sent to Brussels to paint a portrait of the widowed Christina of Denmark as a possible bride for Henry VIII. He captured her in mourning with a slight knowing smile. Christina reportedly said she would marry Henry if she had two heads. The marriage did not happen.

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Before: 1537: Queen Jane Dies in Childbirth
After: 1539: Mercator Prints His First World Map

Before and after in Culture

Before: July 12, 1536: Erasmus Dies in Basel
After: 1539: Tahmasp's Capital Moves to Qazvin

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.