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There are also Holbein portraits of Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Sir Thomas More, and others from the Tudor era. These portraits alone make the exhibition an absolute must.
Tudor-era portraits of monarchs, wives, and courtiers form a key segment of the National Portrait Gallery’s central collection. In its campaign to appeal to younger audiences, ...
From Bette Davis to Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I, from Charles Laughton to Jonathan Rhys Meyers as King Henry VIII, from “Fire Over England” to “Wolf Hall,” the Tudor era has kept ...
Experts believe they have uncovered enough evidence to suggest a Tudor-era portrait could be the only known image of Lady Jane Grey painted in her lifetime. She was "the nine days queen", whose ...
During the Tudor period, says Moyle, portraits were “costly commodities” that were often kept behind curtains and dramatically revealed by the patrons who’d commissioned them.
His likeness was created in London in 1600, the artist probably drawn to the exotic appearance – even in Elizabethan England – of the man’s robes, turban and magnificently decorated curved ...
The most familiar moments of the Tudor period -- which occurred from 1485 to 1603 -- that remain in American consciousness are King Henry VIII's six wives and Queen Elizabeth I's untraditional ...
Winnie Au’s new photo book flips the script on the Elizabethan collars that dogs often have to wear after surgery. These one-of-a-kind cones are anything but shameful.
Researchers believe they may have identified the only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the so-called “Nine Days Queen,” painted before her death.
Hans Holbein's portraits of the Tudor court defined an era, we explore three fact about the artist and his work that you might not know. The celebrated painting is on view in "The Tudors: ...
With Wolf Hall returning to the small screen this week, I predict a sudden revival of the Tudor aesthetic. Sadly, I don’t ...
The portrait was long-believed to be that of Lady Jane Grey, but after 300 years its attribution was rejected Experts believe they have uncovered enough evidence to suggest a Tudor-era portrait ...