The Armada Portrait - Couverture rigide

Riding, Christine; Blyth, Robert

 
9781906367688: The Armada Portrait

Synopsis

The Armada Portrait is perhaps the most immediately recognisable depiction of Elizabeth I and, arguably, of any British monarch. It captures both the drama of a pivotal moment in Britain's history - the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 - and the majesty of the Tudor monarchy. But while the image it presents is one of assuredness, success and might, the portrait both overstates English power and downplays the real dangers the Armada presented to England and its queen. By understanding the portrait and its symbolism, the history of the Armada and the turbulent Elizabethan age come to life.

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À propos de l?auteur

Christine Riding is former senior curator of art at Royal Museums Greenwich in London. She is the editor of Turner and the Sea.

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