Portrait Miniatures: Tiny Windows to the Past · Katherine of Aragon

Katherine of Aragon

Title (Dublin Core): Katherine of Aragon
Creator (Dublin Core): Lucas Horenbout (or Hornebolte); Lucas Horenbout
Date (Dublin Core): c. 1525
Description (Dublin Core): Portrait of Katherine of Aragon wearing a red dress with white embroidery and gold headpiece. The background is green with a gold inscription in Latin. The Latin inscription signifies 'Katherine, his wife', and suggests that this miniature was a pair with one of Henry VIII. She wears a jeweled cross and a brooch with the letters IHS, the first three letters of the name of Jesus in Greek.
Subject (Dublin Core): miniatures (paintings); Catherine, of Aragon, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1485-1536; Catherine of Aragon
has style period (VRA Ontology): Tudor
Medium (Dublin Core): watercolor (paint); vellum (parchment)
diameter (VRA Ontology): 38 mm
Coverage (Dublin Core): England
Provenance (Dublin Core): Purchased, 1969
Rights (Dublin Core): National Portrait Gallery, London
Identifier (Dublin Core): NPG 4682