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Buried in 1617: English painter (ca. 1565-1617)

Portrait of an Unknown Woman in masque costume, before 1617

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2020-10-02

Born in 1533: Queen of England (1533-1603)

Portrait by (1558-1617), 1590-2

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2020-09-07

This portrait by shows a woman dressed as Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers. The dress was characteristic of the masque, a form of court theatre that flourished in 16th and early 17th century Europe. https://t.co/VLpXsVTDDc

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2019-03-28

Some of the exquisite miniatures in the superb ‘Elizabethan Treasures’ exhibition on Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac Oliver at the National Portrait Gallery, London

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2019-02-22