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The Family of Henry VIII: An Allegory of the Tudor Succession

Photo credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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This picture, a gift from Queen Elizabeth to Sir Francis Walsingham, exemplifies the sixteenth century's fascination with allegory, the Queen's vision of herself as the culmination of the Tudor dynasty and her concern with the legitimacy of her regime. The attribution to Lucas de Heere, a Flemish painter who settled in England to escape religious persecution, is based upon comparison with his signed 'Solomon and the Queen of Sheba' of 1559 and other securely attributed works which mingle allegorical and historical personages.

National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff

Title

The Family of Henry VIII: An Allegory of the Tudor Succession

Date

c.1572

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 131.2 x W 184 cm

Accession number

NMW A 564

Acquisition method

accepted by HM Government in lieu of tax, 1991

Work type

Painting

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National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff

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