Renaissance

For this project, I had to photoshop a picture onto an old renaissance picture. So I used a King Henry VIII portrait, painted by Hans Hoblein and a portrait of Andrew Trapman to recreate the painting.

To truly recognize complete genius of this masterpiece, one must know the facts behind the artist, the subject, and lastly, the painting. 

To begin, Hans Holbein "the Younger" (1497-1543) was a popular German artist in the 1500s. He was called "the Younger"to distinguish him from his father (Hans Holbein "the Elder"), who was also an artist. Born is Augsburg, Germany,  Holbein worked mainly on murals and religious works, as it was a very Christian town. He did not begin to paint portraits until he travelled to England in 1526, where he became very successful among the lords. In 1532, he worked under Anne Boleyn and Thomas Crumwell, but eventually became the king's painter in 1535. His portraits of the royal family are a record of the court during King Henry VIII's supremacy over the English church.

Secondly, King Henry VIII (1491-1547) was one of the most famous kings in history. He was the second king in the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, King Henry VII. There were numerous scandals surrounding his six marriages, that were made possible by his creation of the Church of England. He ruled for almost 40 years (1509-1547), after which his children succeeded him.

And lastly, this original portrait was ordered to be painted in 1540, entitled:Portrait of King Henry VIII It was just one of 23 paintings drawn of him while he reigned as king. It was created with an oil on panel medium. THis painting now resides in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Holbein_the_Younger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England

http://www.royal.gov.uk/historyofthemonarchy/kingsandqueensofengland/thetudors/henryviii.aspx