The real Tudors : kings and queens rediscovered
Bolland, Charlotte2014
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Who were the Tudor kings and queens and what did they really look like? Mention Henry VIII and the familiar image of the rotund, bearded fellow of Hans Holbein the Youngers portraits immediately springs to mind reinforced, perhaps, by memories of a monochromatic Charles Laughton wielding a chicken leg in a fanciful biopic. With Elizabeth I its frilly ruffs, white make-up and pink lips in fact, just as she appears in a number of very well-known portraits held in the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London. But the familiarity of these representations has overshadowed the other images of the Tudor monarchs that were produced throughout their reigns. During the sixteenth century the market for portraits grew and so the monarchs images multiplied as countless versions and copies of their likeness were produced to satisfy demand. Taken together, these images chart both the changing iconography of the ruler and the development of portrait painting in England. In considering the context in which these portraits were made, the motivations of the sitters and the artists who made them, the purposes to which they were put, and the physical transformations and interventions they have undergone in the intervening five centuries, the authors present a compelling and illuminating investigation into the portraiture of the Tudor monarchs.
Main title:
The real Tudors : kings and queens rediscovered / by Charlotte Bolland and Tarnya Cooper.
Imprint:
London : National Portrait Gallery, 2014.©2014
Collation:
176 pages : colour illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exhibitions:
Catalogue to accompany the display" The Real Tudors: Kings and Queens Rediscovered", 12 September 2014-1 March 2015 at the National Portrait Gallery
ISBN:
9781855144927 (paperback)
Dewey class:
942.05
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
355600
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 942.05 REA | Available |