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For a curious Wikipedia journey, I can recommend starting with the reigning UK monarch[1], then keep clicking the predecessor's link repeatedly. Marvel as the
by verytrivial 5y ago
For a curious Wikipedia journey, I can recommend starting with the reigning UK monarch[1], then keep clicking the predecessor's link repeatedly. Marvel as the images lose colour, turn to paintings, then statues, drawings of painting (noting Henry VIII's power stance), statues, drawings of statues, tapestries, well-worn coins, then eventually evapourate into myth somehwere in Wessex.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II
- dandotway 5y ago> noting Henry VIII's power stance And also noting the prominent codpiece [1] covering Henry's family jewels in said portrait[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codpiece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codpiece [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII
- Zuider 5y agoAt that stage in his life, the king was too weak and ill to stand, so the artist, Holbein, improvised, creating the iconic "power stance" image we associate with Henry VIII
- pbhjpbhj 5y agoI thought it was the pose hugely obese people take on; legs wide, leaning back to counter belly-weight. Is there record from Holbein of this choice?