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      • Elizabeth’s portraits were not supposed to reflect a true likeness but instead celebrated her eternal beauty, virtue, and power. Among the numerous paintings remaining today, many depict the queen with the same traits and expression. In fact, Queen Elizabeth I rarely engaged in portrait sitting.
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      Elizabeth I: Portraying the Virgin Queen’s Rise to Power

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  3. www.rmg.co.uk › stories › topicsSymbolism in portraits of Queen Elizabeth I | Royal Museums ...

    Understand the context, creation and significance of the Armada Portrait in our concise guide. Indulge in gifts inspired by its Elizabethan symbolism. Find out more about the Tudor symbols used in portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and discover what they mean.

  4. www.npg.org.uk › schools-hub › tudor-portraits-queenTudor portraits: Queen Elizabeth I, power and symbolism

    Analyse portraits of Queen Elizabeth I and investigate how she constructed her image as a powerful leader. Explore how Elizabeth used her image to convince others of her strength and ability to rule. Apply your knowledge of Tudor politics and society to portraits to help understand their meaning.

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    Apr 11, 2016 · Elizabeth had lots of symbolism in her portraits that is easy to overlook. For example, this “Rainbow” portrait is loaded with symbolism and I’m not sure how I never noticed it before. “Mon Sine Sole Iris” means No Rainbow Without the Sun.

  7. www.worldhistory.org › article › 1562Elizabeth I & the Power of Image - World History Encyclopedia

    May 29, 2020 · In the Armada Portrait Elizabeth's right hand is placed over a globe to symbolise England's burgeoning ambitions for empire-building. The queen wore a striking array of wigs, unfortunately, necessitated by an attack of smallpox in December 1562 CE which had left her with bald patches.

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  8. www.khanacademy.org › humanities › renaissancePortraits of Elizabeth I: Fashioning the Virgin Queen

    Elizabeth rests her hand on an x-frame chair under a cloth-of-gold canopy of state—emblems of her authority. She is wearing the red-and-white colors of the Tudor dynasty, and holding a carnation, a common symbol of courtship (as we see in a portrait of Simon George of Cornwall).

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    The portraiture of Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603) spans the evolution of English royal portraits in the early modern period (1400/1500-1800), from the earliest representations of simple likenesses to the later complex imagery used to convey the power and aspirations of the state, as well as of the monarch at its head.