The Elizabethan image : an introduction to English portraiture, 1558 to 1603 / Roy Strong.
2019
ND1314.2 .S77 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
The Elizabethan image : an introduction to English portraiture, 1558 to 1603 / Roy Strong.
Author
Strong, Roy, author.
ISBN
9780300244298 (hardcover)
0300244290 (hardcover)
0300244290 (hardcover)
Published
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Language
English
Description
223 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Call Number
ND1314.2 .S77 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
704.942094209031
Summary
This richly illustrated volume presents an engaging overview of an extraordinary period of English history, the reign of Elizabeth I. Beginning with the great portrait of the Queen in grand procession with her Garter Knights, we discover themes that run through the rest of the book: chivalry, the changing structure of society, the complexities of imagery and heraldic symbols, and the richness of the Elizabethan imagination. Significantly, these paintings were personal commissions by private individuals and not for public viewing, so they speak volumes about the people who commissioned, painted, and saw them. From portraits of the Queen herself and complex paintings of the knights and courtiers of her court to the formulaic works of the aspiring middle classes and their families-and miniature portraits with their intimate secrets. Roy Strong presents a detailed and authoritative examination of one of the most fascinating periods of British art.
Note
This richly illustrated volume presents an engaging overview of an extraordinary period of English history, the reign of Elizabeth I. Beginning with the great portrait of the Queen in grand procession with her Garter Knights, we discover themes that run through the rest of the book: chivalry, the changing structure of society, the complexities of imagery and heraldic symbols, and the richness of the Elizabethan imagination. Significantly, these paintings were personal commissions by private individuals and not for public viewing, so they speak volumes about the people who commissioned, painted, and saw them. From portraits of the Queen herself and complex paintings of the knights and courtiers of her court to the formulaic works of the aspiring middle classes and their families-and miniature portraits with their intimate secrets. Roy Strong presents a detailed and authoritative examination of one of the most fascinating periods of British art.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-216) and index.
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Table of Contents
Our glorious English court's divine image : the procession picture
Ladye or Queene : Patron and portrait
Workers of Armorie : Honour and gentle blood
A Choice of emblems : The problematic portrait
Faire England's knights : The Accession day tilts
The perturbations of melancholy : The world out of square
Pictures and tables in paynture : Four Elizabethan collectors
She knows the way to all men's hearts : The Rainbow portrait
Ladye or Queene : Patron and portrait
Workers of Armorie : Honour and gentle blood
A Choice of emblems : The problematic portrait
Faire England's knights : The Accession day tilts
The perturbations of melancholy : The world out of square
Pictures and tables in paynture : Four Elizabethan collectors
She knows the way to all men's hearts : The Rainbow portrait