M V Taylor

eBook, ePUB

The Truth of the Line (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619) was a trusted member of the court and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. He illuminated various charters and legal documents as well as painting portraits of the queen and many of his contemporaries. From the 1580s onwards HIliard portrayed the queen either as Cynthea - Virgin Goddess of the Moon, or as the perpetually young Astrea - Virgin Goddess of the Golden Age. These miniature portraits reinforced the idea that England's queen was, and would remain unmarried. However, is there more than propaganda regarding the queen's chastity behind these portraits of Elizabeth I? This novel tells Hilliard's own story through some of the portraits he created for his patrons and interprets the symbols and emblems these paintings contain. From the time he was introduced to Elizabeth I in 1572, I explore the great events that happened between 1572 and 1588 as seen through his eyes. The title is a quote from Hilliard's draft treatise of 1598, but is it purely a reference to his extraordinary ability to capture his sitter's likeness? His portrait of a young man holding a hand coming from a cloud (in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London) has long puzzled historians and art historians, and I am but one in a long line of those who have theories as to the meaning behind the motto, Attici Amoris Ergo. I believe the answer also lies in comparing this portrait with Hilliard's portrait of Elizabeth I painted in 1572 and the many he created of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester - for that you can go online and look at the portraits for yourself. These are listed at the back of the book. As a great friend of mine who is a forensic scientist, said, "You can't beat genetics!"

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Autor

M V Taylor was a mature student when beginning her study for a BA (Hons) in The History of Art, Architecture & Design in 1999, followed by undertaking a taught Master of Arts degree in medieval and early modern history at the University of Kent. Her dissertation for her MA was on the Life and Works of Levina Teerlinc (1520 - 1576). Since graduating in 2007, she has taught art history to her own art history group, Ashtead Art Lovers and both medieval and early modern history as well as art history to various future learning groups. Recently she presented a paper on her research in the medieval trade in exotic animals to the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium, which was an aspect of research presented in 2019 to an international conference on Maritime Animals, held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Currently she is writing up research for peer review and subsequent publication on two Hilliard miniatures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781471744884
• Artikelnr.: 63674342