Tudor and Elizabethan portraits

Tudor and Elizabethan portraits - National Portrait Gallery

Tudor and Elizabethan portraits. A selection of portraits from 1485 to 1603, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional ...

Discover the Tudors and Elizabethans - National Portrait Gallery

Browse Tudor and Elizabethan portraits. View a selection of portraits from 1485 to 1603, displayed chronologically.

Why Art Was Such a Powerful Tool for England's Tudor Monarchs

Tudor monarchs relied on paintings, sculptures, tapestries and other art forms to legitimize their nascent dynasty.

Portraiture of Elizabeth I - Wikipedia

The portraiture of Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) spans the evolution of English royal portraits in the early modern period (1400/1500-1800), from the ...

Art History by Laurence Shafe, Tudor: Elizabethan Painting

See Tudor and Elizabethan Portraits. The Elizabethan period picks up from the work of Holbein. The oldest work in the Tate is:

Tudor and Jacobean portraits for sale | Philip Mould & Company

16th & 17th Century · Studio of Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld, Elizabeth of Bohemia, 'The Winter Queen. Studio of Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld. (1567-1641) ...

Symbolism in portraits of Queen Elizabeth I

The imperial crown depicted in the painting is often suggested to signify the pursuit of empire. However it also represents the claim made by the Tudors that ...

Every Tudor at the National Portrait Gallery Part 1 - Henry VIII, Anne ...

In this video, Jessica the Museum Guide (that's me!) takes you on museum tour of every single portrait in the Tudor Gallery at the National ...

Tudor Portraits and Propaganda, December 2015

Portraits were commissioned by the government as gifts to foreign monarchs and to show to prospective suitors – and because Elizabeth stretched ...

Symbolism in Elizabeth's Portraits - Tudors Dynasty

Every time you see a portrait of Elizabeth you'll look a little closer. This portrait shows her royalty, purity, wealth, prosperity and power.

What to Look for in Tudor Paintings • Tudor Clothing - Dress to Impress

In Tudor times, only the very rich could afford to have their portraits painted. Paintings of poorer people from this time are rare.

The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England

This exhibition will trace the transformation of the arts in Tudor England through more than 100 objects—including iconic portraits, spectacular ...

Who's That Lady? Identifying the Sitter in Our Tudor Portrait

Dressed in sumptuous black velvet, bedecked with pearls and elaborate lace, and known simply as a Portrait of a Lady (by an unknown Tudor-era ...

Does anyone else think Tudor era portraits were in general awful?

Personally I love Tudor portraits, and Holbein's works are some of my favorites especially. Jane Seymour'a portrait in my eyes is GORGEOUS. Jane ...

Artists of the Tudor court - Wikipedia

Meynnart Wewyck (Maynard Vewicke), resident ca. 1502–1525, painter of "pictours" or panel portraits to both Henry VII and Henry VII. ; Lucas Horenbout, pioneer ...

Queen Elizabeth I Portraits of the Last Tudor | DailyArt Magazine

One of the most important portraits of Queen Elizabeth I is the Darnley Portrait of c. 1575. It is believed that this was one of few portraits ...

The Tudors - National Portrait Gallery Shop

The Royals: Tudors to Windsors book cover featuring a painting of Elizabeth I in an Reverse cover featuring a painting of four people in smart dress around a ...

Portraits of Elizabeth I: Fashioning the Virgin Queen - Smarthistory

The Ditchley Portrait is unusual in that it shows Elizabeth as naturalistically aged. Most late images of Elizabeth, such as the Rainbow Portrait, show the ...

elizabeth tudor portraits - pictures of elizabethan era

Tudor and Elizabethan portraits. A selection of portraits from 1485 to 1603, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, ...

Faces of the Tudor period: 16th century artists in England

This article will explore many of the famous names associated with the Tudor dynasty, as well as many who saw great political, social and royal upheaval