Dating 'The Field of the Cloth of Gold'
February 13 2012
Picture: Royal Collection
One of the most iconic Tudor paintings in the Royal Collection is the The Field of the Cloth of Gold, which celebrates Henry VIII's meeting with Francis II outside Calais in 1520. But there has always been doubt as to when exactly it was painted. Now, new research has suggested an earlier dating for the picture, and answers to the mystery of why Henry VIII's head was cut out and replaced at a later date. More details here.
