Barberini Holbein of Henry VIII on loan to Wadsworth Atheneum

April 9 2025

Video: Wadsworth Atheneum

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

Tudor fans in Connecticut will have a wonderful opportunity to come face to face with Hans Holbein's Portrait of Henry VIII this spring. The celebrated Barberini portrait (usually on display in Rome) is on temporary loan to the Wadsworth Atheneum, whilst the American institution's Caravaggio is currently off on exhibition in Italy.


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