As court painter Holbein produced portraits, festival sets and other decorations intended to exalt the King and the Tudor dynasty, and also designs for jewelry and metalwork. He first painted for Sir Thomas More's circle of high servants of the crown and then became painter to the King himself, Henry VIII.
"If you're standing in that corridor it's as though he's glancing at the viewer and you can imagine if it was cinematic, that the next scene would be him walking away down that corridor.After the Reformation had brought social and political upheaval to Germany, creating an unfavorable climate for artists, Holbein moved to England in 1526. "I wanted to convey that sense of farewell," he said. The elephant ornament can be seen hanging from Philip's blue sash as his positioning implies that he is walking away - a conscious sense of finality, according to the artist. "In terms of what he would wear, I suggested a Windsor attire with the Order of the Elephant, which is the Danish highest order to say something about his origin, which they were very happy with," Heimans said. Heimans' painting was commissioned in partnership with the Danish National History Museum so it was a conscious decision to pay tribute to Philip's Danish heritage in the portrait. It is now solely used to recognize royals and heads of state. The Order of the Elephant is a Danish order of chivalry and is Denmark's highest-ranked honor, which dates back to the 15th century, according to the royal family of Denmark's website. "If you couldn't think of a word in one language, you tended to go off in another." In his portrait, the duke wears Windsor attire and the Order of the Elephant, Denmark's highest-ranked honor An arrow points to the Order of the Elephant, hanging from a sash worn by Prince Philip. Then it went into German, because we had German cousins," Philip was quoted saying in a 2014 profile on The Independent. But then the conversation would go into French. I could understand a certain amount of it. "If anything I've thought of myself as Scandinavian, particularly Danish. Philip's national identity was multifaceted he was born a Greek prince with Danish heritage, then fled to France but was educated in Britain. This resulted in the flag laid on top of Philip's coffin featuring the Danish coat of arms and the Greek flag, Insider's George Arkley previously reported. "There's something sort of deeply resonant about the sense of perspective within the painting that represents his lifespan."Īs The Times reported, Philip was vocal before his death about incorporating his roots into his funeral proceedings. "It's almost as though the light and shade that passes through that corridor or represent times of light and shade within his life," he said. Philip sacrificed his European royal titles in order to marry Elizabeth and became the Duke of Edinburgh through King George VI's Letters Patent on November 19, 1947.įor Heimans, acknowledging the close links between British and Danish royalty before Philip and Elizabeth married adds "poetic resonance" to the corridor because their story "is all encapsulated within that one space." Philip was the fifth child and only son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice, and his maternal grandmother, Princess Victoria of Hesse, was Queen Victoria's grandmother, which made him and Elizabeth II third cousins. The portrait includes a painting of Queen Victoria with the Danish royal family, including Philip's mother as a young girl An arrow points to a painting that depicts Queen Victoria and the Danish royal family.Īt the forefront of the painting, hanging on the right-hand side is a group painting that depicts Queen Victoria and the Danish royal family, which includes Philip's mother, Alice, as a young girl. "There's something very powerful and symbolic about that space that I think has added to the strength and the poignancy of the portrait." "In some ways that that corridor itself represents his lifespan," the artist added. "And now it turns out that he has also passed away there."
"It's also where he stays when he has lived at Windsor Castle," Heimans said, speaking of Philip. "At the end of that corridor was a room where his mother and his grandmother were born," Heimens said, referring to Princess Alice of Battenburg who gave birth to Philip in Corfu in 1921, and Alice's mother Princess Victoria of Hesse. The corridor depicted in the painting leads to the room where Prince Philip's mother and grandmother were born An arrow points to the room where Prince Philip's mother and grandmother were born.Īccording to Heimans, the grand corridor is located in the private quarters of Windsor Castle that Philip shared with the Queen during their 73 years of marriage.Īside from being their residential location, it has further emotional significance.
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