Tudor and Jacobean Portraits.
This richly illustrated book presents a selection of some of the most famous and popular pictures that hang in the Tudor and Jacobean galleries of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
The Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, is renowned for its portraits from the Tudor and Jacobean eras, many of which are on display at the Gallery or at Montacute House, our regional partner in Somerset. This book presents portraits of key individuals from this period, from the monarchs and members of the ruling elite to the writers, artists, and artisans that characterised the literary and artistic flourishing of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
An introductory essay provides important historical context, and the ninety works selected from the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and National Trust are accompanied by extended captions exploring the sitter and artist’s significance to the period and technical information about the portrait. The publication features sections on Tudor monarchs, the Stuarts, courtiers, and the family in portraiture, and iconography.
- Paperback
- 176 pages
Charlotte Bolland is Senior Curator, and Researcher of 16th Century Collections at The National Portrait Gallery, London.
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