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The Mother of Wales
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What is the first thing you see in the painting?
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Van Cronenburgh (1520-1604)

• He was originally from Friesland in the
  Netherlands.

• It is believed he received his artistic training
  in Antwerp or Bruges.

• Katheryns portrait was probably painted in 1568
  in Antwerp, when living there with her second
  husband, Sir Richard Clough.

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Katheryn of Berain (1534-1591)

• Katheryn was born into wealth and was the great
  granddaughter of King Henry VII and second
  cousin to Queen Elizabeth I. Berain was her home
  in North Wales.
• Katheryn was later known as Mam Cymru, the
  Mother of Wales, because of her vast number of
  descendants.
• Katheryn married 4 times, to men who were rich
  and influential in Welsh affairs. Her six
  children went on to found several dynasties of
  the Welsh upper classes. It was not uncommon to
  marry several times in Elizabethan times to
  preserve the family wealth by producing heirs.

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• Artists used objects to represent things
  symbols with added meanings.

• What are these objects and why do you think
  Katheryn is holding them?

A richly bound prayer book with a lock
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Skulls frequently appeared as a symbol of death
to make us think about the short time we live on
earth.
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Look carefully at these patterns. Where did you
see them on Katheryn?
sleeve
collar
Chain around her waist
Can you copy them?
collar
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Pale skin was seen as a sign of beauty and wealth
peasants had tanned skin!
Ladies started applying whitening make-up in
Elizabethan times.
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Light and shade
Light and shade is in strong contrast
What happens if light and shade are reversed?
Which areas are light?
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