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Catherine of Cleves (1417–1476) is renowned for two significant aspects of her life: her Book of Hours and her prolonged legal dispute with her husband. In 1430, she entered into marriage with Arnold of Egmond (1410–1473), thus assuming the title of duchess of Guelders.
19 de mar. de 2024 · For the first time in nearly 400 years, the public can see Anne of Cleves as Henry VIII first saw her: resplendent in red velvet against a brilliant blue backdrop, her hazel eyes framed by a sheer ...
Finally, Catherine's codex is famous for the artist's innovative borders, no two of which are alike. Who Was Catherine of Cleves? Catherine of Cleves (1417–1476) is known for two things: her Book of Hours and her protracted political battle against her husband. In 1430 she married Arnold of Egmond (1410 –1473), becoming duchess of Guelders.
25 de sept. de 2022 · Catherine was the daughter of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Marie of Burgundy. She was a niece of Philip the Good. Book of Hours. The Hours of Catherine of Cleves was commissioned for her when she married Arnold, Duke of Guelders, on 26 January 1430. It shows her lineage, as well as herself in prayer.
After Catherine Howard was beheaded, Anne and her brother, William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, pressed the king to remarry Anne. Henry quickly refused to do so. She seems to have disliked Catherine Parr, and reportedly reacted to the news of Henry's sixth marriage with the remark "Madam Parr is taking a great burden on herself."
There is no more inventive—or scary—miniature in Catherine's prayer book than this full-page depiction of hell. A gaping lion's mouth opens its batlike lips tipped with talons; inside is another, red-hot maw. Demons cast damned souls into this terrifying entrance to the furnace of hell, above which rises the castle of death decorated with skulls. Burning towers heat caldrons into which ...
1 de abr. de 2021 · Catherine, of Cleves, Duchess, consort of Arnold, van Egmond, Duke of Gelderland, 1417-1476; Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress) Boxid IA40084706 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Col_number COL-658 Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
