Art History
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23 March 2025: Talk on The Intricacies of Lace in Tudor and Jacobean Portraiture, at the West of England Costume Society, in Bath.
My art history blog articles vary from inspiration for my art practice to stand-alone research. They form part of my main art blog, but please find below all blog articles within the category 'Art History'. Enjoy the read.
[Archive 2013-2023] Lace in late 16th and early 17th Century Portraiture Lace features in almost every European elite portrait from the late sixteenth onwards. It takes up large areas of the canvas, yet is often skipped by art historians as merely decorative and meaningless. In the past years I have
Verspronck was born in Haarlem around 1601-03, although his exact birth year is not known. He learned his painting skills from his
Lace has long been associated with luxury and elegance, and it was a popular accessory in the fashion of the elite during
The lace used to decorate Elizabethan ruffs is either an early lace called cutwork and/or the slightly later reticella lace. Cutwork is
In the miniatures of Nicholas Hillard sitters wear similar lace ruffs to the one we can see in the Armada portrait, but
One of the most iconic images of the Tudor age is the Armada Portrait. It portrays Queen Elizabeth I and commemorates the
Did Rembrandt Paint Oopjen's Lace? Introduction Lace is one of the most beautiful, complex, refined, and expensive items depicted in many early
What you Wear is Who you Are Dress in 16th and 17th century portraiture was loaded with meaning. Elizabeth I’ portraits, which
Nicholas Hilliard (1546/7 - 1618) was a famous Tudor artist, working for the royal court of Elizabeth I and, after her death,
Despite its title, Vincenzo Cartari’s (1502? -1570s?) Images of the Gods (Le imagini degli dei delli antichi, Venice, 1556) was initially published without illustrations. But