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| Keywords: catherine of aragon catherineofaragon queens of england queensofengland six wives of henry viii sixwivesofhenryviii henry viii henryviii european royalty europeanroyalty portrait This picture of Catherine, painted by Michael Sittow, was painted in Spain before the princess came to England to marry Prince Arthur in 1501, possibly to show her future in-laws that she was healthy and ready to marry. It remains Catherine's most iconic image and shows her as the young princess whom Sir Thomas More called "lacking nothing in her that the most beautiful girl should have". The circle behind Catherine's head is not part of her headcovering (an early form of French hood), it is a halo painted in sometime during the years after her death when she became a saintly Catholic heroine. This picture of Catherine, painted by Michael Sittow, was painted in Spain before the princess came to England to marry Prince Arthur in 1501, possibly to show her future in-laws that she was healthy and ready to marry. It remains Catherine's most iconic image and shows her as the young princess whom Sir Thomas More called "lacking nothing in her that the most beautiful girl should have". The circle behind Catherine's head is not part of her headcovering (an early form of French hood), it is a halo painted in sometime during the years after her death when she became a saintly Catholic heroine. This picture of Catherine, painted by Michael Sittow, was painted in Spain before the princess came to England to marry Prince Arthur in 1501, possibly to show her future in-laws that she was healthy and ready to marry. It remains Catherine's most iconic image and shows her as the young princess whom Sir Thomas More called "lacking nothing in her that the most beautiful girl should have". The circle behind Catherine's head is not part of her headcovering (an early form of French hood), it is a halo painted in sometime during the years after her death when she became a saintly Catholic heroine. portrait henryviii catherineofaragon europeanroyalty queensofengland sixwivesofhenryviii | ||||
