Re: Iconology of Tudor royal portraits -- slightly off topic Re: Medieval English Jewels Archived Message
Posted by Beth1 on July 13, 2014, 5:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Iconology of Tudor royal portraits -- slightly off topic Re: Medieval English Jewels"
Wonderful photos. Thank you Mauriz. You have prompted me to do more research. --Previous Message-- : You raise an interesting question, Beth. The : issue of iconography in royal portraits is : indeed intriguing. : : Holbein pays as much attention to the : details of jewellery as to the structures : and patterns of fabrics. His portrait of : Anne of Cleve to present her as a possible : future bride for Henry VIII shows her dress : adorned with flower-shaped medaillons - : difficult to say if they could have been : intended as Tudor roses in an anticipation : of her prospective status (the one in the : centre certainly doesn't look like a rose) : : : : Anne Boleyn's portrait shows a piece of : jewellery around her cleavage similar in : style to the other examples, but the : elements alternating with pearls are not : flower-shaped: : : : : : And here's a later example, the portrait of : Margaret Howard, daughter of Hernry Howard, : Earl of Surrey, and wife of Henry Scrope, : 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton. The jewels in : her hair and the elements in her pearl : necklace are similar to those of the Tudor : queens and princesses 30 years earlier, but : resemble more quatrefoils than roses: : : : : : : :
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