|| Anne of Cleves ||
Confirmed depictions: || Holbein portraits || || Bruyn portrait || || Triptychon ||
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||North Rhine Westphalia||
|| Anne of Cleves ||
In order to understand the reception and continued myths about Anne of Cleves we have to understand her context. The following research has taken decades to gather and compile. This perhaps helps explain the challenge that past historians have faced.
||The Frock Chick Files||
||The Renaissance Frock||
1519 Kolner Haus
Note: This is a supplement to my Survey in which all items are removed from context. It is recommended that the Survey is read first.
A Survey of Women’s Clothing of the North Rhine
This survey of clothing terms for women’s dress of the North Rhine started as a small project that grew as documents and sources have been distributed digitally or as copies of hard to find books became available.
Protected: Anne of Cleves- State Papers
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Anne of Cleves: the Bruyn portrait
Collection Rosenbach Artist 2 Bruyn, Barthel the Elder (workshop) Title Anne of Cleves https://rosenbach.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/BA3BC889-8AC1-4FC4-B47A-592924539315
This stunningly beautiful portrait of Anne has been variously attributed to Hans Wertinger or considered to be a copy of the painting at St Johns, Oxford. For much of the 20th century it was lost and only known by the black and white photograph.
English Wedding Contract
The full transcripts of the Marriage Contract between Henry VII and Anne of Cleves is quite revealing. I have separated the parts for easier reading.
Jeweler’s inventory
15). Jahrhd. 2. Hälfte (1). Verzeichnis von Kleinodien (vielleicht Inventar eines Goldschmiedes oder Juweliers(2)).
Marie Leanore
Marie Leonore married the Duke of Prussia in 1573 and the inventory of her clothing, and fabric to make clothing in her new country of residence, has been preserved. The following is a transcription of these items.
Summary of NRW Clothing Terms
A summary of the terms used in my Complete Survey of Women’s Dress of the North Rhine
trades in Cologne
We are fortunate to have two reliable resources that illustrate the wide range of trades involved in the production of material goods in Cologne.
Written Descriptions of Anne of Cleves
Hall’s Chronicles