The Elizabethans

Summary For the Elizabethans, portraits had to be functional - to prove ancestry and loyalty to the crown and to commemorate or celebrate. Philip Mould talks about the importance of symbolism, especially in portraits of Queen Elizabeth I, and shows how an Elizabethan would have read and understood the Rainbow Portrait at Hatfield House.

S1.E2 ∙ The Elizabethans

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Philip Mould

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 29, 1987

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Nimrod Productions

Summary For the Elizabethans, portraits had to be functional - to prove ancestry and loyalty to the crown and to commemorate or celebrate. Philip Mould talks about the importance of symbolism, especially in portraits of Queen Elizabeth I, and shows how an Elizabethan would have read and understood the Rainbow Portrait at Hatfield House.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 29, 1987

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Nimrod Productions

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