Portrait of Queen Elizabeth 1
A1: Queen Elizabeth 1 stands proud on the globe like she has conquered the world. On the background there is sunshine on her right hand, but darkness and lightning on her left. Each side has what appears to be descriptive words for each side, however, I am unable to make out or understand the meaning. I see this as an indication that there are two sides to her personality, a bright side and a dark side. Her dress is fully adorned with what appears to be pearl, ruby, and onyx gems. The style of dress is with the overly puffed sleeves and the rather over sized bottom half are common stylistic features of the Renaissance period.
A2: The contrast between the dark side of her left and the bright sunshine side on her right is interesting. When the artist painted this portrait, what was the reason or meaning this was to represent? Why is the dark on her left side and the brightness on her right. Is there some mystical meaning behind this where she is taking the world out of darkness and into the light? And what is that on her back? Is it a heart or supposed to represent angels wings? Does this have any reference to the background? …show more content…
During this period there were a return to classicism, humanism, reformation, and individualism among others. We will cover each of these as we explore some of the features of this age. Return to classicism has many aspects of art, music, and different philosophies. These are the areas you will see the influence of the classical period during the 14th to the 17th
A1: Queen Elizabeth 1 stands proud on the globe like she has conquered the world. On the background there is sunshine on her right hand, but darkness and lightning on her left. Each side has what appears to be descriptive words for each side, however, I am unable to make out or understand the meaning. I see this as an indication that there are two sides to her personality, a bright side and a dark side. Her dress is fully adorned with what appears to be pearl, ruby, and onyx gems. The style of dress is with the overly puffed sleeves and the rather over sized bottom half are common stylistic features of the Renaissance period.
A2: The contrast between the dark side of her left and the bright sunshine side on her right is interesting. When the artist painted this portrait, what was the reason or meaning this was to represent? Why is the dark on her left side and the brightness on her right. Is there some mystical meaning behind this where she is taking the world out of darkness and into the light? And what is that on her back? Is it a heart or supposed to represent angels wings? Does this have any reference to the background? …show more content…
During this period there were a return to classicism, humanism, reformation, and individualism among others. We will cover each of these as we explore some of the features of this age. Return to classicism has many aspects of art, music, and different philosophies. These are the areas you will see the influence of the classical period during the 14th to the 17th