Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan
Hans Holbein the Younger · 1538
Why it's great
A tall young woman in black stands in a full-length portrait, with a gold ring on her finger. Hans Holbein the Younger painted her in 1538 for King Henry VIII, who was thinking of marrying her. She was only 16 and a widow.
Where to see it
📍 National GalleryCity of Westminster, United Kingdom
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Hans Holbein the Younger was a German painter born in Augsburg in about 1497. He worked in Basel and then in London, where he became court painter to King Henry VIII and painted portraits that made the Tudors famous. He died in London in 1543, probably of the plague.
